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McLaren Community Leisure Centre, Callander

Design

This £3.2million project features the use of healthy materials and a unique method of (pore) ventilation to create a fresh and healthy indoor environment which also saves energy, as part of the Scottish Sports CouncilÕs 'healthy buildings for healthy pursuits' policy.

Dynamic Insulation

This project is the largest in the world to use dynamic insulation and the first to use it in a wet environment. Its application follows a number of years of research into moisture and air transfusive wall and ceiling systems by Gaia. This design involves drawing air into the building through the cellulose insulation effectively picking up the outgoing heat whilst also filtering the air. Lack of intake ductwork has health benefits and there is potential associated reduction in plant cost. The building was completed in 1998, and a monitoring programme is investigating the effectiveness of the system.