Engineers, GDM, has specified over 800 Waterloc250 cells from Marley
Plumbing and Drainage to provide effective rainwater storage to the
recently redeveloped Luton Sixth Form College.
Completed in August 2010, phase 1 of Luton Sixth Form College has
been entirely redeveloped across 17,200m2 of playing fields adjacent
to the site of the existing College. Funded by the Learning and
Skills Council the new College comprises a completely new education
building and sports facilities including playing fields, all weather
pitch, tennis courts and hard and soft landscaping.
“To bring the College into the 21st Century, sustainability was
key,” comments Terry Boswell of architects KSS. Therefore, the
Waterloc250 cell from Marley Plumbing and Drainage was an ideal
solution to provide underground storage for rainwater harvesting.
The excess water that the Waterloc250 stores, will then be utilised
for rainwater harvesting purposes, with the water supplied for
toilet flushing via a separate pipe network within the building.
Marley Plumbing and Drainage supplied a total of 891 of its
Waterloc250 cells which have been installed beneath the College’s
new playing fields and wrapped in a waterproof membrane to form a
tank providing a total volume of 222m3. Waterloc250 offers a
sustainable and effective method of providing attenuation storage
for stormwater run-off. 96% of the cell volume is available to store
water, minimising the plan area and depth needed for the
installation, whether the application is infiltration or
attenuation.
“The style of Waterloc250 was key to a swift installation process,”
comments the project manager at Spie Matthew Hall, the main
installers on site. The innovative design of Waterloc250 allows for
quick installation in layers, producing a secure tank, which can be
configured to suit the area available.
Andrew Graham, Senior Infrastructure Engineer for Mott McDonald,
Infrastructure Engineers for the development and who assisted with
the design of the rainwater harvesting system, comments: “The unique
modular nature of the Waterloc250 cell, allowing for nesting during
transport, was a key reason for its choice. Apart from the
environmental benefits associated with transporting significantly
more units for the same stored volume as alternative units available
on the market, the size of the units allows easy assembly by
operatives. Even if the site conditions change, perhaps as a result
of unforeseen constraints, the tank configuration can easily be
revised whilst still achieving the required volume”
Finally Tony Whitehead the Colleges Internal Project Manager on
behalf of Simon Kitchener the Principle at Luton College comments:
“Specifying a rainwater harvesting system was essential to one of
our main goals to achieve a BREAME Excellent rating. Amanda Stanley
at GDM Partnership the M&E Consultant Engineers, recommended the
installation of Marley for the space and installation time saving
aspects with a view to offering the college flushing water usage
cost savings and it is assumed to be able to pay back the capital
plant costs in around 5 to 7 years.”
|
E-mail Marley Plumbing & Drainage |
|