York Eco-Depot
The multi award-winning York EcoDepot is an exciting demonstration of a sustainable development that has been designed to be affordable and repeatable as well as delivering a low carbon footprint. | |
The multi award-winning York EcoDepot (interior, pictured above). The depot won the following awards in 2007: • Institution of Civil Engineers - (Yorkshire & Humberside) Highly Commended • Green Apple Awards – Gold Award in the category for the build environment and architectural heritage scheme as run by the Green Organisation • Considerate Constructors – Bronze Award • Carillion Sustainability Project of the Year For more information about the Eco Depot, click on the following link which will take you to our news release: http://www.carillionplc.com/news/news_story.asp?id=503 Alternatively, click here to take you to an external site which will give you more information about the project: http://www.cubemedia.biz/ecodepot/ |
The Eco Office building is the centre piece of a brand new £8m works depot and is home to the City of York Council’s Commercial Services department. The ground-breaking project for clients City of York Council firmly establishes Carillion as a leader in providing sustainable solutions whatever the project. Creating such a flagship building relied on innovative design including: • Locally grown straw bales used to provide insulation three times better than required by building regulations • Under floor heating utilised saving an additional 40% on heating bills • Building orientation to maximise the use of ventilation and natural daylight • Natural ventilation utilised through window sensors detecting high temperature or Carbon Dioxide levels and opening accordingly, which was enhanced further through the open plan layout and thin floor widths • No suspended ceilings resulting in enhanced heating capabilities of the building by allowing concrete floor slabs to act as heat conductors to offices overnight • Rainwater Harvesting allowing the collection of water which is reused onsite for washing depot vehicles saving the use of clean tap water with a value of over £30k per year |
