NEWS
STRIDE TREGLOWN ACHIEVES
BREEAM’S HIGHEST RATING AT
DESIGN STAGE
tride Treglown’s new Cardiff office has
S
been awarded the UK’s highest BREEAM
Outstanding rating at design stage of
89.12%. The site has been acquired and
construction has started with completion by April
2010.
The building has been designed to
accommodate over 50 staff on two
floors in an open plan studio
arrangement linked by an open
tread staircase. The 500sq.m
T
’S NEW?
building will breathe new life
into a former industrial
development, which is being
redeveloped into offices. It is
located on a former industrial
service yard that will also
become the shared parking area for this office BRE Green Guide Grade A or A+ materials
and the nearby NSPCC offices (also designed by and forms of construction are being used
Stride Treglown) and due to be open in throughout.
December 2009. Gareth Davies, director of Stride Treglown
The wedge shape design responds to its said: “We have been seeking new offices for
WHA
orientation and site entrance arrangement, some time and our Board challenged me to
whilst the building’s section and materiality deliver a new office building in Cardiff that
respond to the desire for an exemplar building represented our approach to high quality
in sustainability, minimising energy consumption, design, was affordable and achieved the highest
waste and providing renewables on site. It has sustainability rating available. It has taken a
achieved a Grade A Energy Performance long time but it is a testament to the Stride
Certificate rating of 22 and its predicted Treglown Group’s stability that our plans to build
emissions are just 14.2kgCO
2
/m
2
per annum. our own Cardiff offices are now being realised.
This is a reduction of 55% of the target The development is being funded through RBS;
emissions allowed for under the Building we own the land and now that building has
Regulations (31.7kgCO
2
/m
2
per annum) started on site, it is with real pride that we can
achieved using a wood pellet biomass boiler for say that we have the best design, the best team
space and water heating and a small array of and a fantastic future in Wales”.
roof mounted photovoltaics. Energy efficiency is Jane Davidson, Welsh Assembly Minister for
aided by the adoption of a natural ventilation Environment, Sustainability and Housing has
strategy using bms actuated windows in the supported our investment in sustainability,
walls and roof, providing fresh air during the saying: “This building is exciting in that it shows
day and cooling at night. the direction we are travelling. It is energy
With an anticipated annual energy load of efficient, uses natural ventilation and re-uses
18.3MWh/annum for space and water heating, water. In other words it is sustainable and
annual running costs for the biomass boiler are represents the future of new buildings across
anticipated to be as little as £700. Water usage Wales.
will be minimised with the adoption of spray “Earlier this year we launched our
fittings, low water use showers and wc’s and sustainable development scheme which will see
‘grey water’ recycling for toilets. The Contractor the Assembly Government using all its devolved
is required to agree to a strict Waste powers to make Wales truly sustainable in every
Management policy, minimising waste or way, from how we manage the environment to
recycling as much as possible as well as how we develop the economy. The built
achieving a Considerate Constructors score of environment will play a crucial part in this, as it
36 or more. is the largest contributor to greenhouse gasses
The site is within 200 metres of a bus stop. in Wales. The way in which we construct our
Cycle spaces, shower and drying facilities are homes and buildings accounts for 40 per cent of
included for cyclists and activity pursuits. Car our total carbon emissions. Buildings like this
share parking spaces are given priority and in are a clear response to the need to act and
total the provision is lower than normal provide the examples others can follow.”
standards. www.stridetreglown.co.uk
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