News stories of the month
AEA LAUNCHES NEW SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION SERVICE
Sustainable Construction capability to enable commercial and public bodies to respond to concerns about the impact of buildings upon the environment.
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The practice provides a design and specification review for new buildings and refurbishment projects. The review covers all relevant aspects of energy efficiency and renewable energy, materials selection, water use, sustainable drainage,
EA, the leading energy and climate change consultancy, has launched a new
waste and ecology.
AEA is also able to provide Building modelling, Energy Performance Certificates, Display Energy Certificates, SAP calculation, BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes assessment and to draft corporate energy/sustainability policies. AEA believes this new capability will be vital to businesses as regulatory and customer demands increase, together with the desire by companies to demonstrate best practice during every phase of the construction process.
emissions and has a wide impact on resource use, water consumption, flood risk, ecology and human health,” said Nigel Griffiths, Principal Consultant for Sustainable Construction. “We have to take into account future resource scarcity and ensure that building materials do not pollute the external and internal environment”.
www.aeat.co.uk
“The built environment accounts for more than a third of the UK’s CO2
STATE-OF-THE-ART POLICE STATION OPENS IN CROMER, NORFOLK
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new eco-friendly police station has officially opened in Cromer, Norfolk. The station which not only acts as a deployment base for local officers, but also houses the North Norfolk Crime Reduction Officer and a Public Enquiry Office, was opened on Tuesday 13 July by Chief Constable Phil Gormley and Chairman of the Police Authority Stephen Bett. Located on Holt Road, the state-
of-the-art building boasts a number of green features including: • A green sedum moss roof, which provides solar retention in winter and solar shading in the summer
• A 6kw Wind Turbine, partly funded by government, to generate electricity
• A solar heating system which provides free hot water for 70% of the year
• Air source heat pump supplying heating and cooling to office areas and wet radiator system to rest of station. The new station replaces old
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premises which were cramped and provided inadequate facilities for customers and staff. Designed by architect Mark Camidge, director of Chaplin Farrant Architects Ltd in Norwich, the new station follows the template of Aylsham’s eco-friendly station that opened in February 2008, which he also designed. The station opened for business in January 2010, after a seven month build, and is one in a line of new stations designed to improve public access, take a step towards sustainability and provide officers and staff with an up to date and fit for purpose working environment. Assistant Chief Officer Rupert Birtles said: “Cromer Operational Deployment Base is a key element in our ongoing work to modernise and improve the police estate. We’ve constructed a building that meets the needs of the public and provides operational staff with an up-to-date, purpose-built working environment. “Under our Long-Term Estates Strategy we have listened carefully to both customer and staff feedback, including in our plans a Public
Enquiry Office and improved working space and facilities, and we have also worked hard to incorporate the latest environmentally sustainable technology to help reduce the energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and running costs of the building itself.” The station’s Public Enquiry Office is positioned at the front of the building and is designed for ease of use for all members of the community, offering wheelchair access, lowered counters and disabled facilities. Inspector Kersty Brooks of Cromer Safer Neighbourhood Team, who are based at the station, said: “We have seen an increase in the number of local residents who call in to see us at the station. We’re extremely proud of the new building and would welcome any community groups or clubs interested in seeing the facilities or getting to know their Safer Neighbourhood Team to contact a member of the team to arrange a tour.”
www.chaplinfarrant.com
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