Project summary

The transformative Dalbeattie Learning Campus amalgamates Dalbeattie High School with both the Dalbeattie Primary School and Nursery School onto one shared, multi-purpose site. Our innovative passive design strategy helped reduce the overall building footprint by 10% (890m2) while saving approximately £1.8m in cost.

The £26.5m state-of-the-art campus was officially handed over in November 2017 following a collaborative 18-month building programme that was recognised for our active community engagement throughout the consultation and construction process. Procured through the Hub SW Framework, this DBFO model project, demonstrated our experience in delivering ambitious PPP revenue funded schemes. It was named “Best Social Infrastructure Project” at the International Partnership Awards in London, 2018.

• Digital Solution

  From conception to completion, BIM 360 Field provided our Dalbeattie project team with the advantage of monitoring and managing Health and Safety, quality and on-site progress in real time. As a result, our team accessed models, drawings and other statistical data, which informed their construction decisions.The functionality of BIM 360 Field, also enabled them to attach photographs to site diaries and sign off digitised checklists, while its collaborative nature ensured that all parties, including sub-contractors, were updated in real-time of design changes. Indeed, the passive design strategy applied at Dalbeattie, considerably reduced the overall building footprint. A further digital tool utilised was Navisworks 4D. It allowed us to attach the project schedule to files and import task data. 4D simulations were then completed by linking 3D models to these tasks created by the schedule.