Refurbishment
319 Main Street: Victorian America When complete, Memorial Hall will contain a suite of sustainable units; the ground floor will house two commercial units and an office; the second floor will house four affordable units and the third floor will contain three market rate units. The work has been carried out in line with the Framework for Sustainable refurbishment. The success of the project is being used to validate the concepts of Next Generation Refurbishment.
The '319 Main Street' project is an exciting new development in the heart of downtown
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Last Update November 2010
For the first time, refurbishment projects are held in the same regard as new build. While traditional refurbishment focused on preservation, the next generation of projects will seek to preserve in a sustainable manner. – Applying fundamental science (energy, water, light, sound…) – Developing new products and techniques – Assessing the impact of changes at the system level
This means;
– Incorporating the impact of the user into design
It is a tall order for small and medium sized companies, requiring them to develop a rigorous
– Performance modeling and system specification
– Experimental design and execution
– System integration and analysis
– Remote monitoring (wired or wireless) and data analysis
– Occupier feedback and education
Working with partners and students we have being refurbishing Memorial Hall as an examplar of what sustainable refurbishment can achieve. For details on the scope and scale of the refurbishment project undertaken have a look at the attached Blog.
