The project has also prioritised placemaking, providing great physical improvements to the neighbourhood.

Novel Carbon Capture and utilisation technologies: research and climate aspects.. Science Advice for Policy by European Academies (SAPEA), Evidence Review Report No.2 (2018).. To learn more about our Design to Value approach to design and construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.

http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesReusing buildings and achieving Net Zero.The UK government has committed to reducing carbon emissions by 78% by 2035, and to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.This means that all industries, including construction – estimated to produce around 40% of total UK carbon emissions – will need to make a big effort to reduce their environmental impact.

Due to the many benefits offered by adaptive reuse architecture, the practice should be embraced as part of the industry’s shift towards more sustainable design.. Over the last few years, the construction industry has focused on the improvement of Building Regulations (including planned changes in Part-L in 2022 and 2025) and the adoption of more ambitious standards and carbon targets for new construction, following initiatives from LETI, RIBA and UKGBC.The impact of existing buildings, however, has been left unattended.

New initiatives, however, are highlighting the importance of adaptive reuse, which focuses on the refurbishment.

of existing buildings (retrofitting) in order to help the UK meet its carbon targets.. To give a sense of the scale of the importance of adaptive reuse: according to LETI’s analysis, 80% of residential buildings that will exist in 2050 have already been built; and most of the buildings currently under construction will need to be partially or totally retrofitted before 2050.. A substantial proportion of the carbon emissions from existing buildings can be reduced by adopting simple retrofit measures, which could potentially be subsidised by the government.It’s very evident where you might go for your consultation, or go to diagnostics, or in fact, go up to prepare for an operation…’.

‘You can feel that it’s like the hub,’ says Adam Chivers, commenting on the central functionality of the atrium.‘There are nurses backwards and forwards...consultants....and although you can feel that a lot is going on, it’s still calm.’.

This last sentiment is one echoed by GP Liaison Abby Wilkinson, who adds that it’s nice for staff members to be able to come down and work in the atrium sometimes, away from the hustle and bustle.‘If they need to crack on with something, they can in a quiet corner if there’s not many patients in,’ she says.