BREEAM salutes first healthcare building to win 鈥榦utstanding鈥� rating

Houghton Primary Care Centre

Houghton Primary Care Centre

Houghton Primary Care Centre

Houghton Primary Care Centre has become the first healthcare building in the UK to achieve a BREEAM 鈥渙utstanding鈥� rating, going beyond the Department of Health鈥檚 requirements for new buildings and earning a place in the 2012 BREEAM Awards.

The centre, in Houghton-le-Spring, is laid out around a two-storey atrium, and boasts a sports and leisure centre, cafe, and 24-bed rehabilitation ward, and GP consulting facilities.

Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust was the main driver for integrating sustainability from the building鈥檚 inception. BREEAM gave the building a score of 85.31%.

 

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