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anywhere that we could get in the ceiling rafts.” He adds: “The timber panelling on the teaching walls and the ward spaces were the most challenging, because there’s more window than wall.”
Whole life carbon A Whole Life Carbon Assessment was carried out on the scheme by Cundall, according to BS EN15978:2011, as well as the RICS ‘Whole life carbon assessment for the built environment 2017’. The project aimed at 2020 LETI benchmarks for emissions for educational new build, including an “upfront carbon target” of 500 kgCO2
e/m2
(“without sequestration for substructure, superstructure, MEP, facade, and internal fi nishes“). With sequestration included, the project’s whole life carbon target was 675 kgCO2
e/m2.
Cundall projected the emissions over 60 years from the construction as a whole, and their results showed an Upfront Embodied Carbon score of 361 kgCO2
on the LETI target by some distance, and an overall Whole Life Embodied Carbon of 603 kgCO2
e/m2, improving e/m2, also under the LETI target.
Conclusion The project’s architect says that one of the most satisfying aspects of the restoration is how it has opened up what was formerly a ‘closed’ healthcare facility, then a derelict local eyesore, so it’s not only a rejuvenated asset, but one which can be used by the community. Founder of Bennetts Associates Rab Bennetts sums up what the Futures Institute project means for him as an Edinburgh native, as well as for his practice: “This has been an immensely rewarding project to work on and hugely important not only for the practice but also for the university and my home city. While it was important that the building no longer feels like a hospital, we have carefully honoured its history and the memories of those who used it. The design has changed how people experience the spaces, interconnecting the building with the city as its new identity evolves.” As well as the many ‘partner’ fi rms listed earlier who are occupying the building already since completion, the Institute will be welcoming further occupants in 2025, as the ‘hub’ for Tourism, Festivals and Travel innovation launches with partners joining the cluster spaces in one former hospital ward.
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The architects assert that “the range of spatial experiences are unlike anything that could be achieved with an equivalent new build, and that the design not only demonstrates that listed buildings can be changed without detriment to the original, but also that low carbon-re-use of an existing building can be stimulating and responsible.”
Professor Dhaliwal of the Futures Institute says that the building becoming an ‘open’ resource for the city is the lasting outcome of this highly successful project – “it is very much ‘patet omnibus’ – open to all, as it says on the door. We’re so proud to have been part of making this a reality for the whole university and for the city – opening the doors again to this historic public institution and welcoming Edinburgh residents, visitors and university staff to the reimagined spaces.” He concludes: “Every element of the design project considered this and works to encourage people to use the space, echoing our vision of interdisciplinary education, research and collaboration.”
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“We’re so proud to have been part of making this a reality for the whole university and for the city” Professor Kev Dhaliwal, Edinburgh Futures Institute
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