Unit 2, White Hart Works, 550 White Hart Lane in London, UK

Our Project Management team managed and delivered the sustainable rebuild of a 31,633 sq ft industrial unit following significant fire damage, including management of the demolition phase, design, rebuild and coordination of planning approval, BREEAM/sustainability initiatives and statutory suppliers.

The key features of the building and sustainable features implemented were as follows:

• Photovoltaic panels installed to the roof, providing electricity to the premises and any excess back into the network grid whilst also supplementing the EV charging provision. Industry leading SunPower panels were installed with intelligent monitoring enabling comprehensive data about the energy produced, which is fed into a real time App for review.
• Electric vehicle charging points for employee and visitor use.
• Airlite decoration was used on all wall surfaces, developed to improve air quality, eliminating bacteria and prevents the formation of mould. It drastically reduces the amount of solar heat absorbed by buildings, thereby reducing air-conditioning energy costs up to 30% and lowering the associated CO2 emissions.
• Water saving features including rainwater harvesting (including external taps used for irrigation of the new landscaping), leak detection systems and low water usage sanitaryware and shower facilities.
• Installation of biodiverse landscaping following specialist Ecology consultant review and advice. The specified landscaping includes flowering to encourage wildlife and pollinators, wildflower seeding, wildlife hibernacula’s and bird boxes.
• Secure bicycle parking to encourage employees to cycle to work instead of driving the cycle shelter includes a rich biodiverse growing roof and wildlife habitat panels. Low maintenance, drought-tolerant planting is nectar-rich for butterflies, bees, moths and other invertebrate wildlife.
• External amenity areas with timber benching set within the landscaped areas.
• Hybrid VRF air conditioning with heat recovery to office areas.
• CO2 sensors integrated into the MVHR to control fresh air supply and BMS controls for building services.
• Sub-metering of all electrical systems.
• New energy efficient LED light fittings including daylight sensors throughout warehouse and office areas.
• Equality Act and BREEAM compliant passenger lift integrated within the main reception area.
• Real time information system installed to reception, used to show public transport information.
• Enhanced building fabric materials selected for increased thermal performance.
• Use of recycled fabric elements, such as carpet floor coverings.
• Installation of Kingspan “daylite klick” translucent panels to the warehouse envelope to increase natural daylight into the warehouse and decreased reliance on artificial lighting.

Key to the brief was to achieve a high quality, high specification build, whilst targeting aspirations for refurbishment and new build developments. Both were ultimately achieved, with an EPC rating of A+.