School in North clinches UK first for energy efficiency

A newly-built primary school has scored a major environmental success by becoming the first building in the UK to be awarded an A-grade for energy efficiency.

The £2m (€2.5m) Victoria Primary in Ballyhalbert, Co Down, the the North, which has just opened its doors, was designed and built by local contractor Graham and has a host of environmentally-friendly features including toilets flushed by rainwater, electricity generated by sunlight and its own biomass boiler.