Construction of carbon-neutral school has started with a timber framing ceremony.
Work on a carbon net-zero primary school has started with a timber framing ceremony.
The school in Taunton will offer places to 420 pupils from reception to year six, as well as 52 nursery places. Funded by Somerset Council as part of their School Growth Programme, the £12.3m build will incorporate solar panel technology, air source heat pumps and electric vehicle charging points in line with the council's commitment to decarbonisation.
Councillor Dixie Darch, executive lead member for climate change and the environment at Somerset Council, added: "Orchard Grove Primary will be an historic building of which Somerset can be proud, being the first fully net-zero, climate resilient school in our county.
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