The ‘7 More London’ building looks like all other London offices, but it has just been announced to be the most eco-friendly office space in London.
The building was designed with the environment in mind and was constructed in a collaborative act by PwC, Fosters, developer More London, an architect and an engineer from BDP and a several other consultants.
As a result Breeam sustainability assessors recently made the assessment that it was the most environmental-friendly building in the city.
It has been announced that London has been designated as a Low Carbon Economic Area (LCEA).
It received the designation for energy efficient building and is the seventh area to be recognised under the scheme, the government strategy for a low carbon economy. It highlights £90 million of invested funding towards more sustainable building projects that have taken place recently by regional development agencies, rather than bringing new investment from the government. (more…)
The offices of Transport for London and London Development Agency are now home to the UK’s largest hydrogen fuel cell.
Deputy Mayor of London Kit Malthouse visited the TfL and LDA offices at Palestra on Blackfriar’s Road and officially unveiled the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant. The plant cost a reported £2.4 million and is part of the plan for the building to save £400,000 in energy bills and cut carbon emissions. TfL and LDA recently joined the 10:10 Campaign to join the action in London to reduce their carbon footprint. (more…)