Redland Green School

Redland Green School - credit to BDP
Area characterisation: 

Located on a sloping site within a conservation area of the East Bristol suburb, Redland. The site was previously playing fields.

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Model of building and green roof - credit to BDP Redland Green School - credit to BDP
Objective: 

To build a school that would blend into the surrounding hillside and to ensure that all water would remain on site to prevent flooding of the local drainage system.

Actions: 

The building design uses the natural slope of the site and a sedum green roof covers the main school building. This green roof is accessible to the students, with wheelchair access, and can act as an outdoor classroom, where students can learn about geography, meteorology and sustainability....

Potential impacts/benefits: 

Potential impacts/ benefits

Challenges addressed

Enhancing sustainable urbanisation

Restoring ecosystems and their functions

Developing climate change mitigation

Developing climate change adaptation

Water Management

· Improve water quality

· Reduce costs for water treatments

· Increase population and infrastructure protected by NbS

· Increase biodiversity

· Reduce load to sewer system

· Reduce runoff

Climate resilience

· Carbon sequestration and storage

· More energy efficient buildings

Public Health and Wellbeing

· Increase well-being

· Increase accessibility to green open spaces

Transferability of the result: 

The green roof can be used for any schools as it can provide educational benefits. The landscaping can be used in future developments that need to retain views and blend into the surrounding landscape.

Lessons learned: 

Green infrastructure can also function as an educational aid and can increase the well-being of students.

Financing: 

£30 million development.

Contacts: 

Goals:

  • Enhancing sustainable urbanization

NBS Actions:

  • Nature-based solutions for improving well-being in urban areas

Keywords:

Biodiversity, Carbon sequestration and storage, Education, Landscape, Protected areas, Temperate, Think Nature, ThinkNature, Urban, More energy efficient buildings, Improve water quality, Increase Biodiversity, Increase accessibility to green open spaces, Reduce load to sewer system, Increase population & infrastructures protected by NBS, Reduce run-off, Increase well-being, Reduce costs for water treatments

Client:

Bristol City Council

Design team:

Building Design Partnership (BDP) London

Cowling Construction

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