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2 (2018).. To learn more about our Design to Value approach to design and construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesReusing buildings and achieving Net Zero.The UK government has committed to reducing carbon emissions by 78% by 2035, and to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
This means that all industries, including construction – estimated to produce around 40% of total UK carbon emissions – will need to make a big effort to reduce their environmental impact.Due to the many benefits offered by adaptive reuse architecture, the practice should be embraced as part of the industry’s shift towards more sustainable design.. Over the last few years, the construction industry has focused on the improvement of Building Regulations (including planned changes in Part-L in 2022 and 2025) and the adoption of more ambitious standards and carbon targets for new construction, following initiatives from LETI, RIBA and UKGBC.
The impact of existing buildings, however, has been left unattended.
New initiatives, however, are highlighting the importance of adaptive reuse, which focuses on the refurbishment.The other Circle staff members seem to agree, united in their appreciation for this particularly special aspect of the hospital.
Maswiken enthuses about the sense of cleanliness one is given, casting a view across the space.Kirsty Cobden, a member of the Business Development Team who often holds events in the atrium, says she thinks the area’s aspirational, calm atmosphere has a direct effect on patients.
‘It doesn’t look like a hospital,’ she says, ‘so it puts them at ease as soon as they walk in… There’s a smell to hospitals.Whereas when you walk in here, you’ve got the smell of the deli, of the food, of coffee.’.