Sustainability
Bumpstead Road Suffolk
The building is provided with natural ventilation and LTHW heating to the showroom and office areas, plus the toilets which also receive hot water from the same boiler installation.
The 90 Long Acre redevelopment scheme consists of a major refurbishment and extension of the existing 1980s building. The development is an 8 storey building comprising 20,988m² (NIA) of office area and 1,903m² of retail (A1,D1,D2 and SG) area located on lower ground – and upper ground floors.
The office HVAC consisting of a mixed-mode design with openable façade elements allowing for natural ventilation and cooling when available to the perimeter zones. Hot water for space heating is provided by air source heat pumps and chilled water for cooling is generated via air cooled chillers. Multi function heat recovery air source heat pumps are utilised during simultaneous heating and cooling conditions for high efficiency operation.
The building is provided with natural ventilation and LTHW heating to the showroom and office areas, plus the toilets which also receive hot water from the same boiler installation.
Situated in Southwark on the intersection of Great Suffolk Street and Union Street, the iconic red brick Union House, historically a warehouse converted into offices, has undergone a substantial redevelopment.
Multistory (formerly 2 Colmore Square and Cannon House) is setting the new benchwork for Sustainability, targeting WiredScore Platinum, Fitwel 2 star and Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of ‘B’.
The building Africa House along Kingsway near Holborn Station has been refurbished to offer 119,297ft² of high quality office accommodation, for which Watkins Payne supplied building services engineering, vertical transportation engineering, BREEAM duties and energy consultancy to achieve an EPC C rating.
Quay Place in Birmingham is situated next to the Utilita Arena which is a sport, exhibition and a concert venue. The works consisted of a new structure to contain the main reception, meeting room, changing facilities and a café for the site.
All MEP systems within One Hanover Street are being fully replaced, with new services distributed through the upgraded risers to each office floor. The refurbished building will benefit from high-efficiency heat-recovery systems, LED lighting throughout, intelligent lighting controls, a common network system and new fan-coil units among other modern building services upgrades.