BREEAM Outstanding rating secured by Three Chamberlain Square

In an office building first for the West Midlands, Three Chamberlain Square has achieved a BREEAM Outstanding rating at its design state.

The top-ranking is achieved by less than 1% of new non-domestic buildings and reflects how sustainable the building is in its design, construction and delivery phase.

Construction work on 189,000 sq ft Three Chamberlain Square began last month by construction and engineering contractor Sir Robert McAlpine and forms the second phase of the £1.2bn Paradise development. It’s been designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios).

Development and asset manager of Paradise MEPC says it has placed an “emphasis on natural light, ventilation and smart technologies” in the design of the building as well as using electric power and heating, with no use of fossil fuels within everyday operation.

More than 200 cycle spaces and changing facilities and storage will also be on offer.

Ross Fittall of Paradise Birmingham development and asset manager MEPC said: “We’re very proud to be leading the way in setting new environmental standards for the workspace of the future.

“The building’s design is centred around the three principles of sustainability, wellbeing and place and incorporates a low carbon future for its occupiers from the very start alongside an inside-outside ethos of external views, natural light, opening windows and biophilia”.

Paradise has already completed phase one of the development with One Chamberlain Square wholly occupied by PwC and Two Chamberlain Square with tenants such as DLA Piper, Knights and Cubo.

Dishoom, Rosa’s Thai Café and Albert’s Schloss will be joined at Paradise by the latest leisure operators, Yorks Café and F1® Arcade later this year.