New building at De Montfort University sets high standards
Sustainable and energy-efficient building services designed by Pick Everard for the new £35 million Hugh Aston Building at De Montfort University in Leicester have contributed to the building being on target to achieve a BREAM Excellent rating. Where possible, the building has been designed to use natural and hybrid ventilation techniques and sustainable features — including ground-source heat pumps, adiabatic cooling to air-handling units, solar hot-water arrays and daylight-linked lighting.
This 16 000 m2 building houses the Faculty of Business & Law and includes large lecture theatres, classrooms, meeting rooms, academic offices, a mock court room, library and IT facilities. An atrium and winter gardens allow air and natural light into the building.
