Derbyshire County Council’s BREEAM Excellent ‘Eco-Centre’

It’s good to see low carbon design of architectural quality coming out of the public sector. Last month Derbyshire County Council (DCC) opened its BREEAM Excellent Eco-Centre in Wirksworth, Derbyshire. Designed by DCC Property Services, the centre’s brief is to deliver education and training in sustainability. It will offer services ranging from specialised seminars in construction and renewable energy technologies to lessons in rural craft trades.

The building incorporates the following sustainable features to achieve its high environmental rating:

• Air source heat pump which provides under floor heating

• Locally sourced materials

• Recycled materials like mill stones used for curbing
• Green roof
• Solar thermal and PVs
• Rain water recycling for toilet flushing
• BMS system

see this article and others at http://blog.emap.com/footprint/2010/10/04/derbyshire-county-councils-breeam-excellent-eco-centre/