Providing energy efficiency and waste prevention

Energy efficiency and waste prevention are paramount in this mixed use development, which has been designed in accordance with the B&NES Sustainable Construction Checklist. The scheme is:

Lean

Design specifications, such as automatic lighting and natural ventilation make energy efficiency second nature – with high efficiency appliances and low energy lighting used in the residential units to boost energy savings

Clean

Low carbon technologies further enhance the efficiency of the scheme. Combined Heat & Power (CHP) will be used to power the retail element of the scheme – heating both water and building space with the heat generated through electricity generation.

Green

Renewable technologies including solar hot water panels and air-source heat pumps will help minimise carbon emissions in the community space, offices and creative work units. More than 50 tonnes of CO2 will be saved each year in these areas.

As the primary energy-user in the scheme, Tesco will have a highly efficient, low energy store which uses a wide range of technologies to reduce the building’s carbon emissions on site.