Hydro announced that first office development at Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP) in Leicestershire has chosen low carbon Hydro CIRCAL. The aluminium alloy has minimized the building’s carbon footprint and contributed to its BREEAM Very Good rating.
The £22 million building is designed by Stephen George + Partners LLP (SGP) and built by main contractor Wates Construction. The four-story building, which was completed at the end of 2020, serves as headquarters for The Access Group software company.
The building also has Technal-brand aluminium curtain walling made from Hydro CIRCAL, a minimum of 75% post-consumer recycled aluminium.
Technal has cut the carbon footprint of the office development by 146.98 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, compared with the European aluminium average.
“Our MX curtain walling was already offered, but that we also proposed it in the Hydro CIRCAL aluminium alloy was an added benefit at no additional cost,” said Technal project consultant Dean Sherwood.
“Operating the most advanced recycling technology in the industry allows us to provide the highest recycled content aluminium in the market. Hydro CIRCAL is premium aluminium that contains a minimum of 75% post-consumer scrap, and the LUSEP project is one of the first to use it in the UK.”
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