Commercial

Driving Down Emissions in Education: Seattle Public Schools Case Study

Seattle Public Schools (SPS), the largest primary and secondary school district in Washington State, has embarked on an ambitious decarbonization initiative, positioning itself as a leader in sustainable education infrastructure. SPS is transitioning to 100% clean and renewable energy by 2040. Their commitment encompasses eliminating fossil fuel use across all district operations – electricity, heating, … Read more

Perth Stadium – Case study

As part of an overall environmental strategy stipulated by the State Government, LCA has been integrated into the design and construction of Perth Stadium.  Cerclos produced life cycle assessment analysis in three stages forming part of the overall design strategy as outlined below. Process Stage 1:  An initial “Targeting Study” was completed during bid stages … Read more

Queen Ann Street IMPACT Compliant LCA

Project Details The Howard de Walden Estate owns and manages a large portfolio of rental properties in Marylebone: a beautiful, historic area in the heart of London.  HDWE are developing the buildings at 47-53 Queen Anne Street into 2,600m2 of new offices and apartments behind the retained original façades of 4 townhouses. The offices are designed … Read more

Ingenuity House IMPACT Compliant LCA

Project Details Ingenuity House (aka Project Beagle) is the flagship new head office for Interserve.  The building in Birmingham will see Interserve’s international support services and construction group consolidate its operations. The offices are designed to Breeam 2014 Excellent and the primary motivation for the LCA was to award credits under Mat01.  Interserve contracted eTool … Read more

The Quadrant

Project Details Life Cycle Design practitioners CHB Sustainability completed both a life-cycle environmental and life-cycle cost assessment of the Quadrant building.  Developed by Kier Property the project extends the building located in Richmond, London to provide new office space. The lettable space of the building will be increased from 1,820 m2 to 2,508 m2 by the addition of two new floors at the … Read more

90 Fetter Lane

Project Details John Robertson Architects is carrying out the refurbishment and repositioning of 90 Fetter Lane for Evans Randall Investors. The prominent Midtown site will be transformed into a contemporary multi-occupier workspace with retail and a cafĂ© at ground floor and the building will be rebranded as Bureau. The lettable space of the building will … Read more

Bourne Business Park – LCA for Breeam IMPACT

Project Details In 2016 Volker Fitzpatrick delivered the third and final phase of development at Bourne Business Park in Weybridge, Surrey that will create around 5800m2 of new state of the art office space. The project achieved a BREEAM rating of Excellent and as part of the strategy targeted the Ma101 optional bonus LCA credits available.  David … Read more

Te Kura Whare – New Zealand

Project Details A life cycle assessment has been conducted on the Te Kura Whare to quantify the embodied carbon in the building and external works through its whole life cycle. Operational energy and water use is excluded. The total impact is made up of many life cycle stages, such as the Materials and Construction stage and others. The … Read more

Pembroke Square

Project Details We completed both a life-cycle environmental and life-cycle cost assessment of the Pembroke Square, Dundrum on a consulting basis.  Developed by Hammerson the project centres around the opening of Fallon & Byrne’s flagship food hall, deli and restaurant but also includes plans to create a gastronomic hub and markets. The speciality food hall is supplemented … Read more

Melbourne School of Design

Project Details The Melbourne School of Design, located at the centre of the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus, is a state-of-the-art academic facility, designed by John Wardle Architects (Melbourne) and NADAAA (Boston) in collaboration. A large-scale laboratory for built environment education and research, the building sets a new standard for design education in the Asia-Pacific region. The design of … Read more

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