Whole life carbon impact
A ‘Carbon Review’ consultant has been appointed to work with our architect’s team on the developing design to look at the whole life carbon impact of the scheme.
This work will ensure carbon reduction sits at the heart of the scheme’s design to make sure its carbon impact is as low as possible, both through construction and ongoing impact of the new buildings.
The carbon review will look at proposed scheme details including:
- the structures, materials and flora on the existing site and their potential for reuse either within the scheme or for recycling
- the proposed scheme layout and new infrastructure
- the overall design approach of the new structures proposed for the site, efficiency of form, wall to floor ratio, and construction methodology
- use of materials and recycled content
- the durability, flexibility and adaptability of the proposals
- the life cycle aspects of the elements of the scheme, including overall building life expectancy
- the potential for post use recycling
The review will feed in to the detailed design to make sure an ambitious but feasible low carbon scheme is presented at the planning application stage in line with the city’s wider carbon reduction targets.