City planners are expected to give the green light to the proposed state-of-the-art design for the independent Hamilton School in Queen's Road, which will include a 'breathing wall' to encourage natural ventilation and cut down on recycled air.
The Swiss chalet-style building will use a solar chimney to light internal rooms without electricity, and heat and light detectors to switch off lights and heaters in empty rooms.
Kathlyn Taylor, who runs the school with husband Terry and son Mark, said, 'It will be an exceptionally healthy environment in which to educate our children. Where younger children work and play you find the highest potential for cross-infection and illness. We have been keen to address this for some time.'
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