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Forestry Commission Scotland:
New Inverness District Offices
Smithton, Inverness
HRI were appointed with co-designers the Hurd Rolland Partnership for this exemplar project; the design and specification was developed to illustrate best practice and future possibilities in timber design and technologies, obtain a BREEAM "Excellent" rating and minimise the carbon footprint of the development.
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The building utilises a range of Scottish sourced timber and "green" technologies, including passive stack ventilation; grey water recycling; biomass heating; and minimisation of road miles in materials transportation. It is an early example of the new generation of sustainable public buildings which will dramatically develop the sustainability agenda in construction.
Client: The Forestry Commission Scotland
Completion: 2007
Project Value: £1.1Million