Lizzie Dixon

As the Department for Education takes a fresh look at the system for new school funding and new places in existing schools, already squeezed council budgets look set to come under a new round of scrutiny. How school buildings are funded With a stated priority to creating 500 more free schools by 2020, it’s not … Read more

With the possibility of soaring hot temperatures hitting the Earth and ‘hotter than average’ days soon becoming the norm, is there anything we can do to help the situation? We are continually working towards devising a better way of living and scientists are developing methods to reduce our CO2 emissions and our carbon footprint. However … Read more

With reductions in funding adding increasing pressure to school budgets, making energy efficiency savings can be considered as a viable method to generate income. Providing a sustainable environment for future generations and a state-of-the-art learning experience for teaching and pupils, is something schools should consider within their development. We design and construct the UK’s most … Read more

Net Zero Buildings is delighted to announce it has been awarded the first of only three highly coveted places on Lot 2 of the ESFA secondary blocks modular construction framework. The new Construction Framework is designed to support the delivery of the ESFA (Education and Skills Funding Agency) school building programmes and is available for … Read more

With rising energy bills a concern for any company, the ability to generate more income through new clients and making business cuts can offset such increases. However, schools are often unable to make these changes and with the majority of school buildings in the UK built in the 70’s, this only makes the tackling of … Read more

Over 40% of CO2 emissions are now caused by transportation and just over 40% are due to the built environment. With cars making the transition, why not buildings too? We are leading the way in providing efficient school environments; having designed and delivered over 70 schemes across the UK. Our mission is to make every … Read more

Pupils have been given a glimpse of their future environmentally friendly classrooms by visiting the factory making them. Pupils have been given a glimpse of their future environmentally friendly classrooms by visiting the factory making them. The Year 5 pupils from Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy in Great Yarmouth toured the Net Zero Buildings factory in … Read more

Hever Church of England Aided Primary School in Kent is set to benefit from a new, intelligent, low-carbon school building, which is now officially open. The new 166m2 double classroom block is a Schoolhaus®, designed and built by Net Zero Buildings. It includes exceptional insulation and concrete foundations to minimise energy consumption. As an intelligent … Read more

Five government departments to prefer off-site construction over traditional building from 2019. A host of big-spending government departments have said they will use off-site construction ahead of traditional methods on their upcoming capital programmes. Chancellor Philip Hammond said the government wants “to improve the cost effectiveness, productivity and timeliness of infrastructure delivery” and promised that … Read more

Which ranks Britain’s private companies with the fastest-growing sales. We produce Schoolhaus®, which are zero carbon, energy efficient school buildings; constructed off-site, integrating state-of-the-art technology within the building. Their airtight construction, outstanding insulation and the generation of energy and revenue (via the solar PV roof) make them the UK’s most energy-efficient school buildings. Neil Smith, … Read more