Hampshire County Council has chosen Willmott Dixon as preferred contractor for Hounsome Fields Primary School, will be designed and constructed to Passivhaus Classic standard.Â
It will serve a new housing developments at Hounsome Fields and Old Basingstoke Golf Course. It is planned to be a Climate Change Primary School pilot project in line with the county council’s climate change commitments.
Sustainable features include a ground-source heat pump heating system beneath the playing fields, plus solar control triple glazing.
Willmott Dixon was appointed through the Southern Õ¥Ö¼§ Framework. Subject to planning consent, construction work at Hounsome Fields Primary School is set to start in early 2024, with the new school ready for the 2025 academic year – one of three new primary schools designed by Hampshire County Council expected to be operational for September 2025.
Willmott Dixon recently completed two Passivhaus schools in Sutton – Hackbridge and Harris Academy.  Hackbridge was the UK’s first Passivhaus Plus school.
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