Staffordshire County Council’s estate was in disrepair and was spread over a great many unconnected buildings. To introduce new working practices and deliver greater efficiency, they required entirely new facilities. The challenge set to the design team was to create a building which embodied all the facilities of a modern office, but which emitted low levels of carbon and utilised renewable energy systems, to reflect SCC’s responsibility as a Local Authority.
BREEAM Scheme: BREEAM Offices 2008
BREEAM Score: 71.39%
BREEAM Rating: Excellent
The Environmental Difference:
- Installation of bird and bat boxes
- Green/brown roof
- Biomass boiler installed using wood chips as an energy source with low carbon emissions (wood chip supplied from Council’s own land)
- Rainwater harvesting system
- Permeable paving around the site, reducing the risk of flooding from surface water run-off
