Inverclyde Council’s proposed brief aimed to provide a modern, sustainable, flexible, well equipped new secondary school for 1100 pupils within a valley in the town of Greenock. It was the aspiration of both the client and the design team to provide an exceptionally high quality and sustainable education facility that would inspire the pupils and staff that use the school on a daily basis.
The design for the new school embraced the clients sustainable agenda and it has been calculated that the CO2 output for Inverclyde Academy is approximately half that required by Building Regulations. This unprecedented reduction has been achieved by measures which include the maximisation of daylighting and natural ventilation to occupied spaces and the installation of a 50KW wind turbine on the site.
Inverclyde Academy reflects all that is possible in education. The right environment encourages everyone and stretches them in every way. HRH The Princess Royal, Inverclyde Academy Opening
Awards
Green Apple Award Winner 2009
Green Apple Scottish National Green Champion Award 2009
