2012年4月20日星期五

Nine to five eco

SCOTLAND s first carbon neutral office park, unveiled to an invited audience of commercial property folk earlier this week, is set to cause something of a stir.

The EcoCampus, right, at Hamilton International Park doesn t just come with all the latest energy efficient features to satisfy even the most fervent sandal wearing environmentalists.

Thanks to the nearby Blantyre Muir windfarm development, the 223,000 sq ft of new speculative space in three large office buildings will be powered entirely by renewable energy.

Remarkable in itself, but only the beginning. A power purchase agreement negotiated by developer HFD Group will enable this green energy to be purchased by occupiers for less than they can buy traditional power.

In a climate of soaring energy costs, the calculations which show potential savings of 2.6 million on electricity bills over the 15 years of a standard lease are a powerful argument.

It does not end there. HFD development director Stephen Lewis disclosed that planning consent has just been given for a second set of three 2MW turbines, which could potentially deliver green power to the rest of this Hamilton business park, where the workforce will already hit the 6000 mark by the end of the year.

Wider availability could work well for companies like John Lewis, who already buy green power and installed their own combined heat and power plant at Fintry House, where they have 650 staff in a contact centre.

All this comes on top of delivering three more Grade A properties with top sustainable specification, excellent BREEAM energy efficiency rating and carbon neutral energy performance certificate.

This is the first of the developer s projects to feature full floor to ceiling height glazing across all four elevations,We are a dedicated cheapest Aion Kinah.First Impressions sells silicone molds. deflecting UV build-up but maximising daylight throughout the buildings and taking advantage of panoramic views across the Clyde Valley and Greater Glasgow.

The 65,000, 75,000 and 85,000 sq ft buildings have a mix of natural ventilation and standard comfort cooling, double height entrance foyer, shower facilities on each of their three levels, and 21,000 to 28,000 sq ft floor plates. Zoning, movement and daylight sensors control low energy lighting through a building management system.

There is also grey water harvesting of rainwater for sanitary use, aerated taps for low water use, and waste minimisation by halting construction at shell and core only, reducing the potential for abortive fit-out works.

Occupier requirements have become so specific and customised that these resources are better addressed later in the letting game.This could be possible with the assistance of offshore merchant account.

The developer claims further sustainability credentials with 10 buses an hour through the park, connecting to transport hubs at East Kilbride and Hamilton, as well as an on-site gym,Johnson Tiles UK offer the largest range of porcelain tiles online. pharmacy, nursery, ATM, café and food stores.

The job of letting agents DTZ and Lambert Smith Hampton is made easier with Enterprise Zone allowances reducing occupational costs by 40% off a base quoting rent of 18 per sq ft.

The EcoCampus architects were Mosaic architecture and design, with construction by Balfour Beatty.

Drum Property Group s speculative new Prime Four business park (pictured) at Kingswells, west of Aberdeen, has clearly enhanced Aberdeen s status with the south-east based investment community.

With three European HQs for oil and gas companies already signed up as pre-lets, forward funding does not seem to be a problem, with F&C Reit Asset Management reported to be close to winning the battle to provide the 95m to buy the 300,000 sq ft of space. All this, before a brick has been laid on site.

In what would be one of Scotland s largest office investments, F&C are believed to have outbid three other funders to enter a north-east market which does not always find favour with London and European investors.VulcanMold is a plastic molds and Injection mold manufacturer in china.

As highlighted in the Herald s last commercial property supplement, the three companies moving out to the business park will be Canadian oil firm Nexen Petroleum, Apache Corporation and Transocean Drilling.

All have agreed 15 or 20-year leases at around 23 per sq ft, with virtually no rent-free period and few breaks.

The prospective deal would reflect a yield of about 7%.

Canada Life has agreed to forward fund the new multi-storey car park at the SECC site in Glasgow, committing 23.2m for the completed development, which will be operated by arms-length council organisation City Parking.

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