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West Coventry Academy is the first of five pilot Net Zero Carbon schools for the Department for Education (DfE). It was procured through the DfE’s Modern Methods of Construction Framework and is the result of major investment by Bowmer + Kirkland and a three-year research journey by us and our subsidiary company Innovaré Systems.
We have pushed design limits and conventions and transformed processes to enable this project - and others to follow – to achieve NZC at day one in operation.
B+K Framework Delivery Director, James Vaux-Anderson, said: “Our team and our partners have worked exceptionally hard and invested a great deal of time, effort, and resources to get where we are today.
“Together we are setting the trends for simulating the world of NZC buildings. We are increasing the skills of all involved but also challenging our industry to build better spaces and greener places.”
This project is built with Innovaré's offsite manufactured Psi-FAST system. The result is a net zero carbon in operation building with high performing acoustic attenuation combined with maximising natural light; ultimately providing an optimum learning experience for staff and students.
Increasing Pre-Manufactured Value further improves quality, predictability and performance by including more activities in the factory rather than on site. For example, factory fitting windows and helps to enhance the quality and integrity of important details whilst also accelerating the construction programme.
By manufacturing robust systems in an advanced factory environment, we are eliminating variability and risk, delivering predictable build times, cost efficiencies and enhanced performance in line with DfE specification and net zero carbon objectives.
The £38.4million rebuild of WCA will include a swimming pool and sports facility available for community use. It is one of the first of 100 schools to be upgraded as part of the government’s £2billion, 10-year rebuilding programme. The project will be complete in Spring 2024.
Bowmer + Kirkland has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Derbyshire County FA, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to supporting local grassroots football across the county.
Bowmer + Kirkland (B+K) has announced that it will be supporting the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) as its official charity partner for the next two years, committing to raise vital funds to support young people facing cancer across the UK through a wide range of fundraising initiatives.
A topping out ceremony has been held at Glenbrook’s latest build-to-rent scheme, Regency Works in Leeds.
Bowmer + Kirkland (B+K) will host its first fringe event alongside UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in May 2026, inviting clients, investors and industry partners to connect during the UK’s leading real estate and infrastructure gatherings.
First aid colleagues across two live Bowmer + Kirkland projects have successfully completed a specialist Tower Crane Emergency First Responder training course, enhancing our teams’ ability to respond to emergencies in some of the most challenging environments on site.
