A fabric-first approach to development, providing highly insulated floors, walls & roofs will minimise the building’s energy use.
Natural ventilation of the offices will be considered to reduce the requirement for mechanical ventilation and cooling and the associated energy use and carbon emissions. Water consumption will be minimised with the use of low-flow sanitary fittings. Energy efficient LED lighting will be used throughout.
The building will incorporate the use of air source heat pumps to provide heating, benefitting from less than a third of the energy consumption required by a gas fired boiler. As no combustion occurs, air quality is also not impacted. High temperature air source heat pumps are proposed for hot water generation, further reducing energy usage and carbon emissions.
The building will also use PV panels to provide a renewable source of energy for the development and reduce carbon emissions. This is currently estimated at 432kWp and the design will continue to be developed in conjunction with the project’s Sustainability Consultant.
PV panels at the existing Cross Manufacturing facility - click to enlarge