Leading by example: Wind developer builds first commercial net zero carbon dioxide emissions building in the UK
✍ Scribed by David Lloyd Jones
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 382 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1471-0846
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✦ Synopsis
he original buildings on the site of the Renewable Energy Centre housed chickens to provide eggs for a nearby Ovaltine malt drink plant. These buildings, derelict for 10 years, have now been converted and extended to provide for the office and visitors' centre accommodation. A sustainable approach was taken, particularly in respect to energy supply and use. The design was based on the comprehensive application of passive and active solar measures and is believed to be the first commercial net zero carbon dioxide emissions building in the UK. The project was completed in December 2003 and the energy systems, weather and internal comfort are being monitored over a 2 year period. An EC Framework 5 grant contributed to the cost of a hybrid PV thermal array, a seasonal heat store, the space heating and the associated mechanical and electrical systems.