HARC receives certification
Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre - winner of RIBA West Midlands Award & Constructing Excellence Awards for ‘Best Value Project’ and ‘Best Sustainable Project’ 2015, has received Passivhaus certification.
The 3,350m2 scheme cost £8 million, started on site in October 2013, was completed in January 2015 and received certification February 2016.
Providing state-of the art accommodation for the county’s historical artifacts, the new centre is the first building of its kind in the UK to be designed and built to the rigorous Passivhaus standard, as well as the new guide for the storage and exhibition of archival materials, PD5454.
Relative Humidity & Temperature monitoring data: Elemental Solutions
Congratulations to all involved.
Key Team:Client: Herefordshire Council Architects: Architype Landscape & Planning Consultants: Churchman’s Landscape Architects Passivhaus Consultants: Elemental Solutions & Alan Clarke Structural Engineers: Eastwood & Partners M&E consultant: E3 Consulting Project manager: EC Harris LLP Main contractor: Kiers Passivhaus Certifier: WARM |
Further Information:
Previous PHT Story: First UK Passivhaus Record and Archive Centre completes in Hereford - Jan 2015
Previous PHT Story: Hereford Archive accommodates students site visit - May 2015
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