SUSTAINABLE PROJECT OF THE YEAR (OVER £2M)

摘要

The judges wanted to commend the team behind Ropemaker. From the outset, British Land's brief was to develop a commercial City office building with serious green credentials. The building uses a mix of strategies including a tilted double-glazed facade that cuts solar gain, renewable energy for hot water and space heating, free cooling for the air-conditioning systems and water efficient devices that save 5.4 million litres of mains water each year. The project was entered by British LandrnFive years work by the client and design team has resulted in one of the most sustainable schools in the UK. Arup worked closely with architect Gaia to implement the design, which includes an envelope that is so well detailed that it achieves an air leakage rate one fortieth that required by Building Regulations.