Behind the Scenes: Fairwater Campus – Cardiff’s Low-Carbon School

Behind the Scenes at Fairwater Campus

Join us for an exclusive site visit to the new Fairwater Campus, a landmark project in Cardiff designed to set new standards in low-carbon building design.

This innovative campus is engineered to significantly reduce both operational energy use and embodied carbon. Key features include:

• A highly efficient façade and optimised orientation for daylight
• Natural ventilation strategies to minimise cooling and lighting demand
• Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery
• High-efficiency air-source heat pumps for space and water heating
• Energy-efficient lighting with daylight-linked controls
• Advanced building management and controls to ensure peak performance in operation

Whether you are a student, a young professional, or an experienced practitioner keen to see how sustainable design is being applied in practice, this is a unique opportunity to take a behind-the-scenes look at one of Wales’s most exciting new developments.

📍 Meeting Point: Cardiff Central Station (South Entrance) at 3:15pm

🚶 Arrival on Site: 4:00pm – Cantonian High School, Fairwater Road, Cardiff, CF5 3JR

🚌 Return: Bus back to Cardiff Central Station (South Entrance) leaves at 5:30pm

👷 PPE Required (please bring your own or let us know that you need one and we will arrange one for you)

🎟️ Limited to 10 spaces – first come, first served

Please register through eventbrite or emial jonathanpaulsen@hoarelea.com

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