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Kawneer’s AA100 mullion-drained and AA100 SSG (structurally silicone glazed) curtain walling with 50mm sightlines and concealed vents, AA3110 horizontal sliding doors and 190 heavy-duty commercial entrance doors feature on the facade and roof of the £14 million Living Planet Centre on the site of a former car park in Woking, Surrey. The systems were put forward by approved specialist sub-contractor JPJ Installations for main contractor, Willmott Dixon.
The building is naturally shaded by surrounding trees and features a mixed-mode ventilation system, drawing air out through roof cowls in natural ventilation mode, and saving energy on tempering incoming air by drawing it through 60m of earth ducts in mechanical mode. Roof lighting provides double the light of a typical office and 20% of the building’s regulated energy needs are provided by photovoltaic panels. It will use 53% less energy than a typical office building and has been certified as BREEAM ‘Outstanding’.
Article written by Mike Gannon | Published 13 May 2014
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