Planning authorities have given the green light for an “ultra-low energy” office building in Salford, which will be one of the first in the UK to operate at net zero carbon emissions.
Developers at the English Cities Fund will go ahead with proposals for the 115,000 sq ft office block opposite Two New Bailey, which will be solely powered by renewable energy, after they were given the nod by Salford City Council.
Phil Marsden, projects director at the English Cities Fund, said the firm was “still seeing a demand for high-quality office space that not only provides an agile environment to work from that promotes colleague wellbeing, but also spaces that are climate-resilient and adaptable to our changing world”.
Salford city mayor Paul Dennett added: “It is so important that fossil-free buildings schemes like this one are replicated across the city and is a great step forward in realising our longer-term plans to be a carbon-neutral city by 2038.”
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