Manchester Civil Justice Centre, UK, with its
environmentally sustainable design
Mott MacDonald recognises that there is an increasing demand
for high performance buildings. Today's buildings must not only
provide exemplary working, living and retail environments but do so
in a way that minimises their impact upon the local, national and
global environment.
The principles of environmentally friendly sustainable design can
be used across the entire project to cover such elements as:
- Building layout and design of internal space
- Design of buildings to achieve energy efficiency in terms of
through life costing, material selection and operation
- Engineering services design concepts for energy and operational
efficiency with reduced life-cycle costs
- Enhanced indoor environmental quality including lighting, noise
and air quality
- Minimising the effects on natural water resources by demand
control of potable water
- Ensuring discharges to the environment are treated to
acceptable standards
- Selection of construction materials and reuse of demolition
products
Our specialist skills include:
- Experienced project managers to ensure successful proven
outcomes
- Green building design
- Experience of robust, cost effective design solutions that meet
green objectives
- Knowledge and experience of green building technologies
- Simulation and modelling using our specialist software to test
solutions and enhance our capability without risk to our
clients
- In-depth knowledge of global green building guidelines,
ratings, standards and protocols
- Commercial intelligence
Recent projects include:
