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Building Environment and Sustainability

Our new Combined Heat and Power Engine has arrived

March 7, 2012 – 3:27 pm
Library - broad Street elevation

On Monday 5th March, a new Combined Heat and Power Engine was delivered to the Library of Birmingham, which will provide the new £188.8 million building with highly efficient low carbon energy when it opens in 2013. The combined heat and power District Energy Scheme for Birmingham supplies hot water for heating, chilled water for read more »

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Environment and Sustainability

Grow Space Garden wins Birmingham in Bloom

November 10, 2011 – 11:24 am
Grow Space Garden wins Birmingham in Bloom

The Grow Space Garden which was supported by the Library of Birmingham’s construction partner Carillion as their main sustainability project earlier this year, has won the Birmingham in Bloom Gold prize! The communal garden has been used by the Civic Centre residents during the year to grow some impressive vegetable crops, whilst also becoming an read more »

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Building Environment and Sustainability

Focus on sustainability.

October 19, 2011 – 3:54 pm
Terrace garden

When I started the Lob project I was tasked with ensuring that the design and construction would meet the benchmark for a highly sustainable project. The standard we set for the new building was BREEAM ‘Excellent’. BREEAM is a nationally recognised environmental standard and stands for; Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method I liked the read more »

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