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Ben Leach, MD of PPSL District Heating, explains how integrating new technologies can be a challenge but careful planning can make the process much smoother...
As higher education estates are accelerating toward net zero, many are facing challenges around how to integrate new technology into heritage environments. Selecting low-carbon technologies is
relatively simple, but integrating them successfully into complex, constrained – and often historic – environments without disrupting critical operations is less so. A recent project in the heart
of Nottingham city centre on the historic Adams Building demonstrates how careful planning, collaboration and engineering precision can unlock decarbonisation opportunities even in the most challenging urban settings.
This former lace mill from the 1800s
was once the centre point of the UK’s world-renowned lace-manufacturing industry and still features the original stained glass windows from the chapel that was attached to the building. Today, the building remains an important part of the city’s heritage while serving a modern educational role. Today the building is home to
Nottingham College students studying fashion and textiles, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), and hair and beauty. The scheme enabled the six-
storey former Victorian building, part of the Nottingham College estate, to be connected to the city-wide heat
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