Sustainability in Development

As construction of the bespoke, managed workspace development Blyth Workspace concludes, once vacant land at Commissioners Quay on the estuary of the River Blyth in Northumberland is steadily being transformed into a much anticipated mixed-use development.

Trapezoidal pavilion roofs and facades, clad in a golden copper alloy, define the welcoming character of a new children’s nursery building designed with a firm sustainability agenda in mind, as copper producer Aurubis explains.

Some of the best performing buildings assessed under the sustainable buildings standard, BREEAM, were recognised at the annual BREEAM awards celebration hosted by TV architect Charlie Luxton in London on 3rd March 2015.

Alex Baalham, Associate Director at Ramboll UK reflects on designing the sustainable landmark, Moorgate Exchange.

A visionary development scheme is approaching completion on the former site of Kingston Power Station on the banks of the River Thames, 15 years after the land was acquired by NHP Leisure Developments and 20 years after the power station, complete with its twin cooling towers, was demolished.

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