Sustainability & Building Physics

A key design aspiration was maximise the use of off site components. The aim was to avoid scaffolding, speed up construction, establish an exemplary Health and Safety record and reduce site labour, while ensuring the quality of finish typically only achievable by factory-made products.

Several elements including structural components, plant room walls, pods, façade cladding and glide-on balconies were utilised. This resulted in a significant reduction in site traffic and related carbon emissions, waste and disruption. For example, installation of the precast facades and balconies was faster, safer and required significantly less labour, completed in 96 days with 13 operatives, compared to 200 days with 40 operatives for an equivalent hand-set brick building.