ABSTRACT
Sited 300 m from a major motorway (the M1) in Garston, about 15 km northwest of London, is one of the most innovative buildings in the UK.
Its brief, which resulted from collaboration between the Building Research Establishment Energy Conservation Support Unit (BRECSU) and the Energy Efficient Office of the Future (EOF) Group, called for a landmark building combining the highest architectural standards with the latest innovations in energy efficient design. The building also needed to be environmentally friendly (a BREEAM — Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method-rating of excellent was required), to act as a test bed for BRE research, and to demonstrate techniques which could be adopted in the design of future offices.
