Sustainable first for MediaCity
THE landmark MediaCityUK development has received a ‘world first’ in recognition of its sustainability.
The £500m scheme in Salford has been approved as a sustainable community by construction industry benchmark BREEAM.
The first phase of MediaCityUK has incorporated many features to meet the required standard. This includes using water from the Manchester Ship Canal to power, heat and cool the buildings on the 36-acre site.
Buildings including the 216-be -hotel and the seven HD and two audio studios will benefit from the use of a combined heat and power plant energy system known as Tri-Gen, which has many benefits including reducing CO2 emissions.
Bryan Gray chairman of Peel Media said: “Media and creative companies are typically heavy users of power and, in particular, air-conditioning and cooling so we wanted to incorporate techniques to make MediaCityUK as sustainable as possible”.
David Glover, Construction Director for Peel, said: “We have developed an extremely good relationship with BRE Global and are proud to become the first sustainable community in the world.”We will continue to work with BRE Global and our partners to ensure MediaCityUK continues to explore new ways of being sustainable”.
