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The 22.5 million pounds sterling Wessex Water operations centre near Bath, England, has a range of low-energy design features, including openable windows and concrete soffits. The building materials have also been specified on environmental impact criteria. Three evenly spaced wings of offices, clad largely in Bath stone and glass, follow the contours of the site. Wessex Water specified that the energy used in constructing the materials had to be kept to a minimum. Locally produced concrete and steel and locally quarried stone were used, as transporting materials over long distances requires too much energy.
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The foundations of the old Mirror Group building at Holborn Circus, London, England, have been used as part of the new corporate headquarters building for Anderson Consulting. Structural engineers Yolles Partnership decided the foundations could be saved although additional reinforced ground slabs were necessary to support the new 80 million pounds sterling building. The time spent on construction and the cost were greatly reduced by using the old foundations. The developers, took out a special insurance policy to cover both old and new parts of the building.
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The renovation of the 36 storey Britannia House office building in central London took three years to complete and cost 160 million pounds sterling. The project was very problematic for architects Sheppard Robson and contractors John Mowlem. Owners Wates City of London Properties prelet around 60% of the building.
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