Net zero Hull office to create 150 digital jobs as part of Fruit Market regeneration

Hull’s @TheDock tech campus will be completed with a net zero office building, bringing an additional 150 digital jobs to the city’s Fruit Market.

Developer Wykeland Group has announced it will develop the final building within the tech complex, to offer a further 11,000 sq ft of office space at the “much sought-after” waterfront location.

The final @TheDock building will be net zero, with renewable energy generated via an array of roof mounted solar panels. A green roof formed by flowering plants and a green wall section will also support biodiversity, while adding to the building’s insulation.

The offices will have an EPC energy rating of A, the highest possible to achieve. The building is all electric and will be mechanically heated, cooled and ventilated by a system that uses air source heat pumps and takes heat energy from extracted air and uses it to pre-heat incoming air.

Electric vehicle charging points will be provided in the ground floor car park. Energy efficient sensor lighting will also be installed and the building has been designed to ensure it has high levels of both thermal insulation and airtightness. This ensures the offices can be run more sustainably.

Construction is due to begin next month having been delayed by a few weeks to make sure this did not disrupt this year’s Humber Street Sesh and Freedom Festival, which both take place in the Fruit Market area. The building is being developed speculatively and is scheduled to be completed in summer 2023.

@TheDock was spearheaded in 2015 by the opening of the Centre for Digital Innovation (C4DI) tech hub and Nibble café. Since then, two additional buildings have opened on site, both of which are fully occupied.

The development’s community includes the likes of global giant Saab Technologies, which has its UK Public Safety and Security division within the tech campus; payment technology provider Dojo; and digital marketing agency Summit Media. It also includes many “fast-growing” digital ventures such as smart tech specialist Sauce.

John Gouldthorp, asset manager at Wykeland, commented: “@TheDock has become a thriving digital community, bringing together many leading tech businesses and innovative start-up and scale-up ventures.

“This latest investment in the final phase of the development is a further vote of confidence in @TheDock as a destination of choice for digital businesses. It will also mark another key moment in the regeneration of the Fruit Market.”

By Matthew Neville – Correspondent, Bdaily

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