The Enterprise Centre

Norwich

Architype

Embodied Carbon

1506200

443

kgCO₂e

kgCO₂e/m²

Barrels of Oil

Hectares of Forest

3535

2597

Cost

11600000

3412

GBP

GBP/m₂

The Enterprise Centre at The University of East Anglia provides flexible workspace and events spaces for small and medium sized businesses. It has achieved the Passivhaus standard and BREEAM outstanding rating. It uses locally sourced bio-based materials, helping to reduce its embodied carbon. Triple-glazed windows, a continuous air tightness layer, and 'super-thick insulation' all help to minimise the building's operational carbon.

Approaches:

bio-regional

passivhaus

Notes:

Based on quoted figures of 443kgCO2e/m2.

References/ further links:

Architype "The Enterprise Centre" [n.d.]. Architype.co.uk <https://www.architype.co.uk/project/the-enterprise-centre-uea/> [accessed 26 February 2024]

“The Enterprise Centre" 2021. UKGBC (UK Green Building Council) <https://ukgbc.org/resources/the-enterprise-centre/> [accessed 3 March 2024]

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