Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal

COLÁISTE CHOLMCILLE 

Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal

The school opened in 2001 following the amalgamation of Ballyshannon Vocational School, De La Salle College and Sacred Heart Secondary School.

PROJECT DURATION - 8 MONTHS

A standalone, 2-storey, low carbon in-operation expansion project that delivered a BCAR-compliant specialist classroom block, with a Building Energy Rating (BER) of A, and an air tightness test less than 3m³/hr/m².

PROJECT INFO

Colaiste Cholmcille School in Ballyshannon is benefitting from an additional 1400 sqm standalone 2-storey modular classroom block.

The nearly zero-energy building (nZeb) consists of 9 new classrooms, 2 class base areas, 1 central activities area, 1 science room and 1 prep room.

Delivering a sustainable building for the future, this highly insulated and airtight modular building has already achieved a ‘best in class’ BER A rating, which will contribute to efficiencies within the school’s future running costs.

The 1,400m² classroom block was manufactured offsite, with the project taking just 8 months from start to completion.

M+E PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS

Heating - Plumbing, ventilation and installation of heat pumps. Room controls have been installed with ease of use in mind. 

Plumbing - Boosted cold water is provided to all cold-water outlets throughout the building with non-concussive taps to all wash hand basins within the toilet areas. Hot water is provided by efficient point-of-use water heaters.

Extract Ventilation - S&P extract fans are controlled by presence detectors. 

LPS Gas provided to the science rooms complete with automatic gas controls in the science classroom and prep rooms. 

Efficient LED light fittings throughout, with programmable PIR presence detection sensors.