Edmond Shipway - Edmond Shipway heads the team on new £3 million
sustainable building centre
Construction consultants Edmond
Shipway in Birmingham have been appointed as project
manager and construction, design and management (CDM)
coordinator for the £3 million Sustainable Building
Centre (SBC) being developed by Wolseley UK at its
headquarters site in Leamington Spa. (www.wolseleysbc.co.uk)
The 6,800 sq ft building will be the first of its kind
in the UK, and is intended as a showcase for anyone
involved in the construction industry, from architects
and developers through to builders, to view the latest
thinking in sustainable building.
It will allow them to experience the latest technologies
and the widest range of sustainable, energy-efficient
and recycled building products. On show will be all the
latest sustainable products available nationwide from
Wolseley UK, the country’s leading distributor of
construction materials.
Construction of the new centre on Wolseley UK’s 18 acre
site at Spa Park in Leamington Spa has already begun and
completion is scheduled for mid-2008.
SBC general manager Tim Pollard said: “All aspects of
sustainable construction will be addressed, from
groundworks and drainage through to roofing and all
points in between.
“The SBC will itself generate its own energy from
sources such as solar panels, photovoltaics and
renewable technologies, and one of the building’s key
features is a Measurable Energy Management System; which
switches between these installed technologies.
“Visitors to the SBC will be able to experience the
building itself and see how it works, view the latest
technologies and products and then find out how best to
install and use them.”
Edmond Shipway partner Gary Carey said: “Our appointment
has come about due to our considerable experience on
schemes requiring sustainable solutions.
“We have taken the strategic decision to employ in-house
sustainability consultants who, combined with our cost
and project managers, mean we can provide environmental
solutions and add real value in our service delivery.”
Key members of the team behind this innovative project
are Midlands-based, with Edmond Shipway as project
manager and CDM coordinator and Warwick-based SOL
Construction as the main contractor.
Other partners in the project include ECD Architects
Ltd, structural engineer Techniker Ltd, services
engineer Fulcrum Consulting, landscape architect Roger
Griffiths Associates Ltd and quantity surveyor Dobson
White Boulcott Ltd.
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