The detail

The Hillsborough Office Park is an exemplar development project for energy efficiency and the achievement of net zero carbon targets. The building is orientated to reduce heat demand in winter and heat gains in summer. Natural ventilation is achieved through automatic louvres and controlled via a BMS system while automated controls exist within the central atrium to create passive stack ventilation. Natural lighting is maximised through a glass roof, and only energy efficient light fittings are utilised, controlled via presence detectors. Significantly, a biomass boiler was installed, equating to carbon savings in the region of 58 tonnes per annum, and, most recently at the end of 2020, EV charging points were created. The building was EPC A rated, certified as “BREEAM Excellent” and has an impressive haul of accolades to its name including three “most sustainable building” awards. Sustainable features will also be at the heart of the future development of the four, three-storey additional office blocks that will be accessed from a central pedestrian space.