Green civic centre planned for Brent, UK

Plans for an eco friendly civic centre in Brent, UK designed by award –winning, Hopkins Architect Town Planning, have recently been approved. This 9-storey structure is designed to accommodate 2,000 employees apart from providing various facilities like, a community hall with a capacity of 1,000 people, a library and learning centre, and a winter garden along with a smaller external town hall, to the people. This building when completed will be the most eco-friendly civic centre in the country. This is made possible by using waste vegetable oil and solar shades for power generation. Its façade is designed for optimal natural ventilation, thus reducing energy consumption.

This project which is supposed to be completed by 2013 aims to achieve the BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ status by educating people regarding eco-friendly methods along with setting a benchmark for other developers by using these energy conserving innovations.
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