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INSIGHTS SITE LINES Health and wellbeing at work
Saunders have designed what will be one of the most sustainable business parks in the UK, with the focus on sustainable construction and healthy lifestyles for staff. Martin Williams explains why it is an exemplar workplace
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ambridge Innovation Park North is set to become one of the first fully sustainable business campuses in the UK. The ethos driving this business park model – in itself innovative – extends beyond highly energy efficient buildings, MMC and carbon offsetting, to also fully embrace community wellbeing. It sits on a 3.88 hectare former Ministry of Defence site at
Waterbeach, in Cambridge. It is the first phase of a three-park initiative, and an aspirational model of sustainability for a business park community of the future with ‘best in class’ environmental strategies, which encourages sustainable modes of transport, and contains settings which allow for exercise and relaxation. The scheme gained planning consent following a successful planning performance agreement with the local planning authority. Being sustainability-led, the design proposal fell in line with local development aspirations for the area and was well
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received by consultees. As a result, the client is now working on further environmentally-driven schemes with the architectural team.
Diversifying workplaces
It is very clear that if the business park model of yesteryear is to survive, it needs to diversify. The out-of-town parks synonymous with uninspiring and insular block buildings surrounded by a sea of cars is at odds with today’s focus on sustainable and commutable living. We were fortunate that the client in this case prioritised sustainability and had a vision of a setting constructed in sustainable materials, employing modular solutions and employing passive or low energy service strategies. The sustainable workplace will incorporate facilities for wellbeing such as breakout spaces, social facilities, a cafe, gym, trim trail, running/cycle tracks and meeting spaces, set around a large, ecologically diverse watercourse
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