DEVELOPMENT FOCUS
Key design features on the centre include a green roof, rainwater harvesting and solar PV
Fact File
Developer:Dogs Trust (no external developerwas hired)
Name:Dogs Trust Re-HomingCentre
Location: Roden, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Size: Floor area of centre - 1196m2, overall site - 8.4 hectares
Lead contractor: McPhillips (Wellington) Ltd
Type: Private commercial
Status:Completed and operational Architect: Napier & Co.
Project Value: £5.25 million
achieved through close cooperation of Napier and Co. and McPhillips on the project. Careful detailing at the
design stage was followed by special care during construction to seal any gaps left between insulation, around lamps, sockets and windows. Multiple air tightness tests were carried out during construction to ensure the building was on track to achieve the targeted air tightness value of below 3m3
/hr/m2 at 50Pa. A cassette system timber
frame was used, lined with air membrane, whilst voids were filled with blown insulation. In order to reduce the environmental impact of materials used, lime mortar was also used by the team in order to reduce the embodied carbon of materials. Some key design features of
the centre are: • Solar energy – photovoltaics utilise the most abundant energy source on the planet - the sun. A 30.55kWp PV system has been installed at the centre, made up of 130 PV panels, providing a large proportion of
the centre’s energy needs, • Rainwater harvesting – the centre features a system that collects rainwater which falls on the roof of the main Re-homing Building and uses it to supply water for washing down kennels, watering the green roof, for use in the Re-homing washing machine and the system used to transport dog sewage to the Sewage Treatment Plant, • Natural systems – natural systems have been harnessed throughout the building wherever possible, particularly daylight and ventilation, to reduce the electrical load on the building during its operation, • Green roof – the centre includes a green roof totalling 750 sq metres, featuring native plant species and contributing to the building's insulation. An important design feature
was the introduction of the acoustic ceiling tiles which have been installed in high occupancy areas within the centre. These have ensured that staff enjoy a pleasant environment to work in and that the larger spaces within the centre can be effectively used for training.
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THE FUTURE: The centre will now be observed through a Post Occupancy Evaluation. This involves InBuilt revisiting the centre over at least the first 12 months of operation, conducting surveys, carrying out walkthroughs of the building and discussing the operation of the building with staff. A ‘lessons learnt’ workshop
Since opening, the centre has been observed for operational effectiveness
was also held with the whole team so that learning from this development can feed into all future projects the Dogs Trust team works on.
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