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Sustainable design in action
Pick Everard is developing a sustainable building services strategy aiming for 18% renewable energy, for De Montfort University’s (DMU) £36m redevelopment of the Fletcher complex, a new Leicester city centre campus base, being created for the Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities. Currently awaiting reserved maters
planning approval, demolition works to clear the site should be finished by mid March, allowing for an archaeological investigation to take place, prior to construction starting in summer 2014. The centrepiece of DMU’s £90m
campus investment programme is the two-phase Fletcher complex project. This will involve the complete refurbishment of the Fletcher Tower Block, elements of the Low Rise Blocks, plus construction of a brand new 12,000–14,000m² building
running from the tower all the way down to the canal. DMU’s ambition is also to re- connect the city centre to the waterfront with a series of linked public open spaces throughout the campus. Pick Everard has been commissioned
to deliver a modern, flexible and sustainable building services solution, in line with the target of BREEAM ‘Excellent,’ DMU’s Energy Policy and the challenging 18% renewable energy target set by Leicester City Council’s sustainability planning requirements. In developing the building services
strategy, Pick Everard’s designers are working towards an energy efficient and versatile solution, well suited to the diverse use of space within the Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities, and focused on the development of a modular servicing solution for
Wolverhampton gets a First Class eco award
The University of Wolverhampton has been ranked as one of the most environmentally- friendly universities in the country. It was given a First Class
award – the highest possible grade – in an annual eco survey by People and Planet. The University’s
2013 grade is a marked improvement on its 2011 rating, when it was given a 2:2 classification, the third- highest degree awarded. It is now ranked joint
39th out of all universities in the country, having soared nearly 100 places in the last three years. The league table works
by ranking each university according to the way it handles renewable energy, waste and recycling, carbon emissions and water reduction, among other criteria. The group also look at
how each institution advocates green policies through staff and students and how it propagates ethical procurement and fair trading. The University of
Wolverhampton’s present position is the result of a huge amount of work across the University, which has included achieving an 85% recycling rate across all campuses, running energy
awareness campaigns, reducing CO2 emissions by 25%, installing water- saving devices in toilets, and puting in place charge points for electric vehicles. A spokesman for the
University of Wolverhampton said: “This represents a real achievement for the University, which is commited to being an environmentally considerate institution. “We count sustainability
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as one of our priorities and will continue to develop further ways of reducing our carbon footprint, utilising renewable energy sources and reducing waste.”
teaching and learning spaces. The decision-making process is
being supported by detailed thermal modelling and simulation exercises from the concept stage, before a building services strategy that meets DMU’s requirements is developed and finally agreed. Features will include a low-energy
lighting strategy and automatic energy saving controls, and a mixed-mode ventilation system with exposed thermal mass in order to minimise cooling loads. Umesh Desai, deputy director of estates
at DMU said: “Pick Everard worked with DMU on the design of building services for the £28m award-winning Hugh Aston Building, completed in 2009, which achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating, and we are proud to have them working on this very prestigious project.”
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