Pupils helped to fit the first solar panel to the roof of the new expansion of Winterstoke Hundred Academy in Locking Parklands on Tuesday, in a ceremony marking another important step forward for the upcoming eco-school.
The school expansion, which is funded by Homes England’s Housing Infrastructure Fund, supports North Somerset Council’s commitment to make North Somerset carbon neutral by 2030. The three-storey building is designed to achieve Net Zero carbon in operation, a much-sought BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating for energy efficiency and a 10% biodiversity net gain, which will protect and promote plants and wildlife.
