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Facts
Location
Client
Cost
Completion
Awards
Norwich, UK
University of East Anglia
£16m
2015
12
Project details
This landmark project has changed the way the industry thinks about sustainable construction.
With Morgan Sindall as contractor and architects Architype, we engineered this exemplar low carbon building that achieved two of the most rigorous sustainable built environment standards.
The project is designed to achieve a 100 year lifespan and exemplifies the use of low embodied carbon materials. Use of local materials and construction was maximised to provide a low carbon building and help stimulate the local economy and traditional skills. Timber came from Thetford Forest, straw for the innovative prefabricated thatch panels from Norfolk and various low carbon building materials including wood wool internal cladding, sonaspray ceiling treatments and flint were all locally sourced and fabricated.
Probably the UK's greenest commercial building, it has set the benchmark high for future sustainable development across the globe.
BCO Awards Judges
Great work! I remember your presentation of ideas going down a storm, you certainly delivered on your idea, and it’s not often that that happens! Although your ideas were not ‘straightforward’ with respect to peripheral issues, such as the BCO, BREEAM credits, supply chain knowledge, and end user/tenant expectations, these were all addressed in a methodical way, which just goes to show that you can deliver something different, if you try.
Stuart ThompsonSenior Design Manager, Construction Central
Brief
deliver the most sustainable building ever
achieve BREEAM Outstanding and Passivhaus Certification
Results
boosting the local economy
an exemplar building that inspires similar highly sustainable developments around the world
BCO 2016 Best of the Best and national winner of the Corporate Workplace category
Guardian Sustainable Business Award
Institution of Structural Engineers Sustainability Award 2017