Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has received funding from the Government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) to embark on an energy reduction programme which will reduce the carbon footprint of Nottingham City Hospital by 14,000 tonnes a year, with energy savings of £1.8m.
Vital Energi has secured a £25m contract to replace the hospital’s aged gas and coal-fired boilers with more energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly technologies.
The project received grant funding from the PS...
BRE and the Design in Mental Health Network launch mental health products certification scheme to address long-standing problems for designers and manufacturers
The forward-thinking design of a new psychiatric facilityis helping to challenge the stigma attached to mentalill health as well as creating a more-therapeuticsetting for recovery.
Work has been completed on a new £5.5m medical centre in St Leonards, Hastings.
Designed by Brock Carmichael, the three-storey, 20,000sq ft St Leonards Medical Centre houses two GP surgeries and a pharmacy.
Located in Bexhill Road next to West St Leonards Community Centre, it was designed and built to a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ sustainability standard, with a rooftop HVAC plantroom, 26 consulting rooms, six treatment rooms, and a Skype-enabled consulting and training suite.
It is designed to act as a modern h...
