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SPACES Study Day 2019: Education

SPACES Study Day 2019: Education

This year’s Study Day was held on Thursday 20th June at De Montfort University, Leicester on the theme of Education.


On the main stage we had two speakers:


  • Our Keynote was David Laws Executive Chairman of the Education Policy Institute and former Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Schools Minister, and Cabinet Office Minister.


  • Twice on the main stage was Professor Stephen Heppell CEO Heppell.net Limited and Felipe Segovia Chair in Learning Innovation at Universidad Camilo José Cela, Madrid.

    • In his first session, Stephen discussed the UK’s long history of investment in learning spaces of all kinds, and meeting all needs. Looking at how the industry has evolved guidance on the efficient use of energy, on cost per square metre, and so on in our specification of those spaces and the effects not just on building performance but how much it could impact on learning.

    • In his second session, Stephen elaborated on the first session to discuss what kinds of spaces are opening up around the world by case studies. He also explored the organisational and structural changes that complement these newly engaged and alert learners. This is what tomorrow’s schools look like, and they are already up and running.


As the Study Day is very much a ‘nuts-and-bolts, hands-on’ event with the emphasis on real experiences and lessons learned, the day was interspersed with workshops and case studies on the following topics:

Session 1


  • Climate-Based Daylight Modelling: Blue-Skies Research to Real-World Application John Mardaljevic, Professor of Building Daylight Modelling, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University

  • Digital Twin technology – example use cases – improvement of school operational performance, portfolio energy/BMS data management and creating a university campus Living Lab Part 1 and Part 2 Eric Roberts, Business Development Manager, ICL

  • Special Educational Needs Design Workshop Mark Pratt, Strategic SEN Design Advisor DfE

  • Using the DfE’s Building Bulletins 103 and 104 to Make Best Use of the Existing School Estate Alex Wakefield, Regional Director, Faithful+Gould and Rob Tozer, Managing Director, 1st Planner

  • Working with Local Authorities in the development of School Programmes Dr Jose Hernandez, Director Sustainability and Energy, Pick Everard

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Session 2

  • Development of user friendly BMS Interface for Primary Schools. Winner of the Innovation Award at the SPACES Awards 2018 Steve Rufus, Service Manager for Engineering Services, Dorset Council.

  • DfE Output Specification (OS) for School Buildings & Grounds Jennifer Coldrick, Architect/ Design Advisor DfE

  • Fire Safety Design in Education Premises David Thompson, Fire Safety Engineer, Atkins

  • Wellbeing in Education Environments Richard Williams, Velux

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Session 3

  • Climate Change Adaptation Hershil Patel, Head of Energy, DfE and Dr Tim Taylor, Consultant, DfE

  • Innovative Learning Spaces & Teacher Change (ILETC)’ Research from AUS & NZ + Pencoed School, Wales Shane Cryer, Concept Developer – Education, Saint-Gobain Ecophon

  • Learning from schools – knowledge share Ann Bodkin, Head of Design Intelligence DfE

  • Wear your own shoes, walk in someone else’s Sarah Lambshead, National Education Sector Manager at Willmott Dixon

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SPACES hold no responsibility for the accuracy of any of slides.

The day was sponsored by:




In the afternoon of Wednesday 19th June there were two visits:

Followed by informal dinner, drinks and networking at Wygstons House sponsored by Concertus.

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