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PwC's 9-storey headquarters at One Embankment Place in London has achieved a milestone 96.3% BREEAM Outstanding score

A challenging live refurbishment of PwC's 9-storey headquarters at One Embankment Place in London has achieved a milestone 96.3% BREEAM Outstanding score, including a 100% score for materials, transport and management.
 
Located in a commercial office building above Charing Cross station, the 1990s-built structure comprises a basement below the station and nine floors of office space above it. The project involved a complete office refit and refurbishment as well as full central plant replacement in the basement areas, roof and terraces whilst some 2,000 staff remained in occupation.
 
With sustainability embedded into the design from the outset, PwC engaged a BREEAM and energy modelling specialist to develop options for achieving its target high BREEAM rating. The programme included installation of biofuel combined cooling heat and power (CCHP) with adsorption chillers, using biofuel sourced from locally collected and refined waste vegetable oil. Other features include a comprehensive metering strategy, building management systems and an interactive screen in reception confirming building energy usage.  
 
BREEAM is one of the most widely recognised measures of a building's environmental performance, encouraging designers and clients to think about low carbon design, minimising energy demands, energy efficiency and low carbon technologies.
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