Scarborough group leads UK in reducing carbon on Northern Powerhouse developments

Leading property regeneration and placemaking specialist, Scarborough Group International (SGI) has been recognised for using the greenest, most carbon neutral aluminium on two of its latest commercial developments, cutting more carbon within the building envelopes than any other developer in UK to date.

SGI’s curtain walling contractor, Casu Consulto, has utilised a revolutionary new form of aluminium curtain walling on the envelope of B3, a 133,117 sq ft office building at Thorpe Park Leeds as well as Endeavour, a 65,000 sq ft office building at Sheffield Digital Campus.

The ground-breaking new product uses a minimum of 75 per cent post-consumer recycled aluminium, which has cut over 473 tonnes of CO2 emissions from the award-winning buildings and promises to be 100 per cent recyclable should the buildings be replaced in the future.

Technal’s Hydro CIRCAL 75R is a prime-quality aluminium that is obtained by dismantling old windows, doors and facades that have reached the end of their economic lifecycle and remelting them for reuse again.

This process makes it possible to reduce the removal of minerals from the earth, avoids the emissions of waste into the natural environment, reduces the energy consumption of the production process and limits the amount of CO2 emissions released into the atmosphere.

A special award was presented by Technal UK to representatives from SGI, principal contractor GMI Construction Group, and architect CJCT on site at Thorpe Park Leeds last week, to coincide with World Recycling Week 2022.

Adam Varley, development director at SGI said: “As part of our fabric first approach to design and construction, SGI is committed to working with our responsible, expert partners in finding ways to reduce CO2 emissions from our buildings.

“We are delighted to have been able to lead by example in the UK by using the greenest aluminium products on the market for the entire envelope of these new buildings at Thorpe Park Leeds and Sheffield Digital Campus.”.“

Allan Barr, managing director at Hydro Building Systems UK limited, said: “Sustainable development must be on everyone’s agenda going forward and needs to be driven along the sustainable pathways by companies like by GMI, CJCT, SGI and CASU. Technal thanks all parties involved for the opportunity to utilise our low carbon innovations”

B3 is the latest new £52m, state of the art office building to take shape at Thorpe Park Leeds. It is pre-let to credit management company Lowell in a deal that represents the largest single out of town office deal ever recorded in West Yorkshire and the biggest property transaction in the Northern Powerhouse region over the last two years.

By Mark Adair – Correspondent, Bdaily