Heating and hot water load 25.33 kWh/m²/yr (heating) 22.70 kWh/m²/yr (hot water)
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Structural engineer Elliot & Company Consulting EngineersĪcoustic consultant Robin Mackenzie PartnershipĬAD software used Vectorworks Environmental performance data Gross (internal + external) floor area 520m 2įorm of contract or procurement route Traditional – negotiated tender Nicola Brannan, director, Seven Hills Investment And I love how it looks in the street: it is distinctive and modern but it sits in the street alongside other buildings that looked distinctive and modern in their time. I know the new homeowners appreciated the focus on carbon-lock and healthy construction, and believe the market is ready for buildings like this. I’m proud of what we have built, and hope that it provides a model that others can follow. I also liked the fact that Scotland’s high acoustic requirements would produce a better environment for my customers – though know how much investigation was needed to achieve them. I was up for a challenge and was coaxed into using cross-laminated timber – and it has been a challenge, blazing a trail as the first commercial developer to bring a CLT tenement to the market. So, I was pleased that what was required to align to the planners requirements for overlooking brought a distinctive form that created good rooms and flat plans with lovely outlooks. I knew my Simon Square site was tight and needed something special to unlock it. Malcolm Fraser, director, Fraser/Livingstone Architects
It is our hope and belief that, by pioneering and celebrating heavy timber construction in Scotland, Simon Square sets a precedent for future construction, providing a positive civic contribution by sharing knowledge and an appreciation for this incredibly versatile and carbon-friendly construction method We have, with our design team and suppliers, specified new technology to exceed this figure, consulting and sharing outcomes with Scotland’s Mass Timber Alliance, which we contribute to. Part of the reason for this is Scotland’s high acoustic control requirements, demanding 56dB reduction in noise, higher than England’s and one of the highest in Europe. This is the first time such simple, healthy construction technology has been transferred to a Scottish developer model with a traditional tenement form. It's also noted that similar nurseries, where the timber is exposed, the children are shown to take over 8,000 fewer heartbeats per day, resulting in less disruption and better concentration – healthy outcomes their parents can benefit from too. We have used this technology before, for university buildings (the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation) and the University's Nursery, Arcadia, so the technology is tried and tested. This contrasts with almost all other contemporary construction, whose polythene wrap means that, essentially, we live in poly bags, with the inevitable effects on our respiratory and associated health. Outside them, and inside the brick skin, is wood-fibre insulation, all vapour-open construction, allowing water vapour, particulates and CO 2 to migrate out the fabric.
Not the flimsy 'kit' construction the housebuilders use but thick, solid, structural timber walls, locking-up substantial amounts of carbon. The building material of the future is good, old-fashioned wood.
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