My personal experience from being quite tall I do get back pain from the normal plastic chairs which do not support the back fully for tall people.
These chairs will enhance students learning experience for students of all sizes.
Cantilever work desk.
Colour Scheme
Today’s classroom colour schemes are very boring and pale but research has shown colours in a classroom can affect how students behave and perform.
Students may respond better to colours such as blue or green that are less distracting or stress-inducing that’s why I have gone for rich blue matt finish paint on the walls for a much improved and focused learning experience.
Windows and Window coverings
Double glazed windows provide a great number of benefits. The trapped layer of air between the two panes acts as an insulator that prevents warmth from escaping.
Modern double glazing windows insulate sound, making buildings quieter and more peaceful which is essential for learning environments.
In addition to this double glazing will reduce heat loss and improve draught loss thus saving on energy bills.
I will be also using an efficient external solar shading system but with the design flexibility to enable co-ordination with the building’s external features through the use of glass which will be motorised that reacts with the sun movement to control solar gain, glare and light throughout the day.
Accustics
Good accustis is nessary to keep a sound out of the classroom and also penetrate sound within the clasroom so all the students can clearly hear the lecture.
For the this i will be adding a soundblocker acoustic ceiling slabs which are easilty installed inside the suspened ceiling im my propesed plan
Sound blocker is the most comprehensive system available for reducing the breakout of sound through suspended ceilings
Sound blockers will also reduce vertical sound transmission between floors, and from services within the ceiling void.
For the walls I will be using a JCW silent board acoustic wall system which upgrades the existing walls to dramatically reduce sound transmission the product meets Part E of the building regulations and once installed any decorative finish can be applied to it.
Lighting
Natural light should be the main source of lighting during the day as it is a natural source having the automated glass fins out side the windows will bring the natural light in with out glare.
Students will also not be affected by the harmful rays of the sun as the double glazed windows will have a layer (Solar Control window Film) which will provide a barrier from harmful rays.
In a recent article Dr Mark Winter bottom , a researcher from the University of Cambridge, spoke at a conference – held at the University of London's Institute of Education – that "misguided policy decisions" over the kind of lighting used in classrooms were hampering the drive to improve standards.
Dr Winter bottom will argued that the main offender is the kind of fluorescent lighting installed in more than 80 per cent of classrooms (100Hz lights with 100 vibrations per second are most commonly used). These, his research indicates, create an imperceptible flicker that can cause visual discomfort and make it more difficult to read properly.
Dr Winter bottom also argue that the whiteboards, which are usually mounted on a wall at the front of the class, help direct light in the classroom into pupils' eyes. "Wherever possible, such boards should be tilted so that such reflected glare is directed towards the ceiling,"
Source (http://www.independent.co.uk)
For this reason I will be using 12 (Sorrento 4 x 14w T5 Recessed Fluorescent Ceiling Lights ) with four tubes in each light box I will also have a grid switch which will enable to dim and also turn a combination of lights to be lit.
Each light box will have four florescent non flicker tubes.
Source (http://www.windowfilm.co.uk)
Source (www.litecraftcommercial.co.uk)
Ventilation And Heating
Natural ventilation should always be used in the classroom as air conditioning units are expensive to buy and run.
Using natural air vents will improve the air quality as opening windows is usually limited due to outdoor noise.
I will be using a Unico vent system which will keep the classroom at room temperature using this system will also prevent drafts coming in as what happens in normal air ducts.
It system also has a heating system that runs through the vent which can be placed in the ceiling
Source (http://www.unicosystem.co.uk)
Ceiling
I will be using (I ceilings sound panels that are BB93 standard of Building Regulations)
The panel’s Invisible in-ceiling speaker system offers a system that blends in with the ceiling for superior aesthetics.
The speaker system will be used by the lecturer with a wireless micrphone so that the whole class will hear the lecture.
The suspended ceiling will be 500 mm below the ceiling and will incorporate all the twelve light fittings, previously mentioned, statutory hard wired smoke detectors with battery back up, all internal wiring for classroom and also will be a cabin for the high speed wireless internet.
Source (www.armstrong-ceilings.co.uk)
Walls
The south and west walls will be cavity brick walls up to sill level and double glazing windows there after.
“Simply stated, a cavity wall is two wythes of masonry, separated by a cavity of varying dimension.
The masonry wythes may consist of solid brick, structural clay tile, or concrete masonry units and are bonded together with masonry ties.
The cavity (ranging from 2 inches to 4 1/2 inches in width) may or may not contain insulation. Combining these elements with a sound structural design, appropriate details, quality materials and good workmanship will result in high performance cavity walls”.
Source (http://www.maconline.org )
The East and North walls will be sound proof with JCW silent board acoustic wall system which upgrades the existing walls to dramatically reduce sound transmission.
Disability Requirements
“The Disability Equality Duty (DDA) requires schools to take a more proactive, more explicit, more involved and more comprehensive approach to promoting disability equality and eliminating discrimination. “
(Source: Guidance on Disability Equality in Schools)
Schools must not discriminate against disabled learners for a reason relating to their disability and promote the inclusion of disabled people in their admission arrangements.
There should be enough space to allow students, including those with limited mobility or in wheelchairs to move comfortably and safely around the school grounds.
Promoting Disability Equality in Schools
List of products and components in classroom
Bibliography
Table and chairs
Automated Sun light director
Accustis
Window glare
Lights
Duct system
Susspended ceiling
Brick wall cavity
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: Guidance on Disability Equality in Schools
Disbaltu requirements
Disablity requirments
Smart board and wireless pad
