Leicester University鈥檚 Centre for Medicine biggest non-resi building to get mark
Willmott Dixon鈥檚 拢42m Centre for Medicine building for the University of Leicester has been officially recognised as meeting Passivhaus standards.
Designed by Associated Architects it is the largest non-residential facility to achieve the low energy standard in the UK.
The building will feature a green wall and roof as well as state-of-the-art heating, cooling and ventilation system. The new complex brings together departments currently spread over multiple sites.
The university鈥檚 拢32m investment in the new building is the largest investment in medical teaching and applied research by a UK university in the last decade. It has launched an appeal to find the final 拢10m to complete the project.
Willmott Dixon operations manager James Elliment said the project was 鈥渉ugely significant鈥� and Warren Jukes, director of Associated Architects, added: 鈥淲hat we have achieved has shown it is possible to meet the challenges of energy reduction while developing an estate. Its significance shouldn鈥檛 be under estimated as it is now a national exemplar and energy performance benchmark for future developments of this scale and complexity,鈥� he added.
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