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The Bauder Biodiversity Roof on
the Sharrow School is the First Green Roof in the Country to
Achieve Nature Reserve Status |
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The Bauder green roof on Sharrow
Primary School in Sheffield is declared a Local Nature
Reserve. The school will be the first green roof in the
country to achieve this status - a fitting accolade for a
school that defies traditional ideas of what a school should
be. |
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Restricted ground space opened
up the opportunity to create green roofs at three levels for
play space, 44mē of outdoor classrooms and a 1200mē
biodiversity roof designed to replicate a meadow, complete
with cornflowers and other urban plants. It is also a haven
for birds and other kinds of wildlife, with rotting tree
stumps provided for many kinds of insects. All of roofs are
used as a learning resource with curriculum-friendly uses
for all the children. |
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Sharrow Primary is also now
Sheffield's greenest school, with a heating system powered
by warmth coming up from deep in the earth, toilets flushed
by rainwater. The Bauder roof works on a technical level,
sorting water run-off problems and assisting in the control
of storm water, humidity, noise, heat and pollution.
Additionally, the roofs incorporate a BREEAM A+ rated Bauder
waterproofing system with 120mm of PIR insulation to achieve
a U value of 0.2W/Mē constructed on a concrete deck. |
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All in all, the Sharrow School
is a real testament to what can be achieved and is a
landmark construction that raises the benchmark. |
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further information on Bauder Ltd see
www.roofinfo.co.uk/bauder |
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