Metal Technology: Enhancing education for the next generation with its Passive House glazing solutions

Notably, the company’s Passive House solutions played a key role in the design and delivery of the world’s largest Passive House education project - St Columba’s RC High School and Woodmill High School in Fife, Scotland.

Metal Technology provides proactive technical expertise and support throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring each Passive House system integrates seamlessly into the building’s energy and design strategy. This collaborative approach has made the company a valued partner to fabricators, developers, contractors, and architects alike.

Continuing to lead the way in Passive House education, Metal Technology’s Passive House products featured across a series of recently completed facilities, including Currie Community High School in Edinburgh, Drumgeith Community Campus in Dundee, Monifieth Learning Campus in Angus, and Perth High School. 

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Currie Community High School

Built to the rigorous Passivhaus standard, the new £65 million Currie Community High School in Edinburgh provides 1,000 student places across three floors of bright, healthy, and inspiring learning spaces. Alongside state-of-the-art teaching blocks, the school features health and fitness facilities including a swimming pool, a café, outdoor play areas, a sensory garden, and public allotments - establishing a true community hub. Delivered by Kier for the City of Edinburgh Council, the facility consumes up to 70% less energy than a traditional school, significantly reducing its environmental impact and providing a sustainable, future-ready environment for students and the wider community.

The installation of Metal Technology’s System 5-45 Passive House Tilt & Turn Windows by Avtek contributed to Passivhaus certification by delivering optimal energy efficiency and interior comfort. Additional high performance façade and glazing systems from Metal Technology have been seamlessly integrated to meet the school’s stringent energy, comfort, and design requirements.

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Drumgeith Community Campus

The £100 million Drumgeith Community Campus in Dundee opened its doors in August, welcoming pupils and the wider community to a state-of-the-art facility designed by Holmes Miller and delivered by Robertson Group in partnership with Dundee City Council. 

At the heart of the development is the new Greenfield Academy, Dundee’s first secondary school built to rigorous Passivhaus standards – raising the bar in energy efficient, sustainable learning environments. 

The campus showcases Metal Technology’s high-performance façade solutions, with its advanced Passive House-certified glazing products - System 17 Hi+ Curtain Walling, System 5-35D Hi+ Door and System 5-45 Hi+ Tilt and Turn Window - expertly installed by Avtek. These systems ensure exceptional thermal performance, airtightness, and comfort, supporting the project’s low-energy design aspirations. 

Greenfield Academy provides capacity for around 1,600 pupils, while the wider campus serves as a vibrant community hub. Facilities include a music and drama centre, café, and library – all accessible to the public – alongside extensive sports amenities such as floodlit all-weather pitches, a fitness suite, dance studio, gym, and games halls, encouraging year-round community engagement. 

As Dundee’s largest ever investment in education, sport, and community provision, Drumgeith Community Campus represents a flagship project that delivers both outstanding educational opportunities and lasting social value.

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Monifieth Learning Campus

The new £66.5 million Monifieth Learning Campus opened in August and is Angus Council’s first building designed to Passivhaus standards, setting a new benchmark in sustainable school design. Designed by NORR and delivered by Robertson Group, the campus accommodates around 1,200 pupils and features modern classrooms, vocational spaces, and sports and community facilities.

Metal Technology’s Passive House architectural glazing systems were fabricated and installed in the project by Avtek, delivering outstanding thermal performance and airtightness to support the project’s sustainability goals.

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Perth High School

Delivered by Robertson Group for Perth & Kinross Council, the new £80 million Perth High School is one of the largest Passivhaus schools in Scotland, utilising a ‘Fabric First’ and heat recovery approach in its construction. Metal Technology’s Passive House systems have been utilised in this sustainable education facility, expertly installed by Avtek. 

Designed by NORR architects, the new school accommodates 1,600 pupils and provides a modern, innovative learning environment, with spaces flooded in natural light. It includes intensive support provision, a sensory garden, Bob Band Auditorium, library, recording studio, orchestra space and super lab science space.

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Building on this momentum, the company has also secured a pipeline of landmark Passive House projects worth over £11 million in installation value. These include Caledonia High School in Rosyth, Faifley Community Campus in Clydebank, Paisley Grammar School Community Campus in Renfrewshire, Wester Hailes High School in Edinburgh and Weavers’ Hall, Northern Ireland’s first Passive House student accommodation, being delivered by GRAHAM Building for Queen’s University Belfast. 

With its proven track record across some of the UK’s most advanced educational facilities, Metal Technology continues to set the standard for sustainable, high-performance glazing systems that enhance learning environments for generations to come.

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