rodbaston animal care centre

Location: Stafford, UK 

Value: £1.1Million 

Completion: 2024 

Client: PMc / South Staffordshire College 

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Services Provided  

• Stage 3 Design 

• Tender Package/Employers Requirements 

• Stage 4 design guardianship for Design and Build contract  

 

To support SSC Rodbaston’s initiative for decarbonisation, the animal care centre was demolished and rebuilt in accordance with Passivhaus standards, establishing a learning environment for students focused on animal care. The building consists of classrooms, an aquatics lab, and an isolation zone.

 

mstep provided the Stage 3 design to align with the college’s low carbon system goals, incorporating an air-source heat pump for heating and electric point-of-use heaters for hot water. Each occupied room was fitted with a decentralised mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery to ensure a supply of fresh air. 

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mstep are also creating and rolling out an energy master plan with targets of zero carbon and near-zero water use for the estate as it develops in stages over the coming years.