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 | | LAFARGE HAS SUPPLIED PLASTERBOARD FOR THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL, ST MARY’S OSTERLEY, WEST LONDON | | | Lafarge Plasterboard Ltd | | 25/06/2007 | | | The £800k community hall was one of 12 nationwide trial projects to monitor the performance of photo-voltaic (PV) large scale systems. The results, recently published on the Dti website, included the centre as a feature case study.
The demolition and redevelopment of the existing 40 year old church hall, a prefabricated single storey hall, has provided the local community with a state of the art, sustainable community building. The new hall comprises a large hall, separate meeting rooms, parish office and kitchen and incorporates green construction technologies including a PV roof.
The south facing roof slope is covered with PV panels, the cost of which was supported by the Dti as part of the large scale field trial. The PV panels supply most of the electrical energy required to heat, light and power the building with electricity exported to the National Grid during periods when demand falls short of the power generated. The community centre is directly below the flight path into Heathrow Airport and it was planned that the roof-mounted PV would provide an extra level of soundproofing. | |
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