news Ben Ainslie HQ achieves BREEAM Excellent rating
The new Portsmouth HQ of the Land Rover Ben Ainslie America’s Cup sailing team has been awarded BREEAM Excellent, achieving the second highest rating for sustainability. The 74,000 ft² Land Rover BAR building in
Camber Dock was designed by HGP Architects and built by Allied Developments. Part-funded by a £6.5m government grant, sustainability was
“embedded from the outset” and 98 per cent of all demolition, excavation and construction waste was diverted from landfill. In addition all of the demolition concrete was reused in the foundations as secondary materials. BIM technology enabled the design team
to undertake life cycle analysis of the design choices while providing informed options for in-use performance monitoring. A bespoke building management system monitors 15 different points including energy and water consumption as well as renewable energy gener- ation and waste. More than 400 solar panels cover the available
roof space while natural ventilation is achieved through the central atrium. Rainwater harvest- ing has led to a 25 per cent improvement in water efficiency over existing UK building regulation standards. In addition, the building’s fabric wrap provides a heat-saving air cushion of approximately 5°C and controls the amount of sunlight that enters the building, reducing
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energy used for cooling and carbon emissions. Matthew Williams, director, HGP Architects
commented: “Using modern methods of con- struction – and with technologies incorporated into the design to seek carbon neutral credentials – Ben Ainslie and his team have sought to commission a team home of cascading layers linked together through a central light well that connects everyone to the heart of the team, and the boat.”
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