The Wales Institute for Sustainable Education (WISE) building is a flagship education centre and exemplar of sustainable construction for the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) to host residential courses for Masters in Sustainable Building and Part II Architecture Degrees.

The 1880m² centre includes a 200 seat lecture theatre, seminar rooms, workshops, and 24 study bedrooms. Ever since CAT was founded 30 years ago, it has been pioneering low energy solutions in construction and operation. The WISE building brings together these years of experience into a large scale educational building at the cutting edge of low energy construction.

Client:
Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)

Architect:
Pat Borer and David Lea Architects

M&E Engineers:
Fulcrum Engineering

Contractor:
Frank Galliers Ltd

Other sub-contractors
Rowland Keable, Andy Simmonds, Paul Gillieron, Limetec, Quickseal, Bath University, Bowen Consultants

Location:
Powys, Wales, United Kingdom