Sustainability Case Studies

Steels sustainability has been documented in the following building case studies. Each has a profile of the building along with the reasons as to the benefits of steel and its sustainability credentials.

Prologis Park

Prologis has set itself an impressive set of sustainability targets for its future distribution facilities, as exemplified by Prologis Park near Stockley Park, Heathrow. The 5,500 m² warehousing facility was supplied by Barrett Steel Buildings, and was designed so that it could be disassembled and reused, if required on another site, even down to the level of the ground beams.

Howe Dell School

Howe Dell School in Hatfield provides a sustainable template for the schools of the future. Commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council it was conceived as a test bed for eco-friendly technologies.

Palestra

Palestra is the new home of the London Development Agency and the London Climate Change Agency. It is fitted with an array of renewable energy technologies which reduce the building’s operational energy and satisfies the GLA’s Supplementary Planning requirements for a minimum of 10% of renewable energy provision.

Bourbon Lane

The requirement on this project was for a wide range of housing types fitting in with the urban surround, which maximised the use of space whilst retaining an open feel to the development.

Kings Place

The ‘flexible use’ structure was designed as an eight storey steel-composite frame over three basement levels. The primary structure consists of 12 m span fabricated beams with multiple, circular web openings and supporting a 130 m deep composite slab.

Breathing Space

A steel frame was chosen for speed of construction and for its ability to easily integrate with structural elements, for example the gluelam roof and external walling. The steel structure provides straight-forward structural connections between these elements.