New Eco-Friendly Service Centre
| Published: 28th January 2008 21:13 |
Planning permission has been granted to Stoke-on-Trent City Council for a landmark £3m development in Stoke town centre.
This modern public building will provide easy access to city council services via its one-stop shop service and will contain a public library, training, conference and publicly accessible computer facilities. Known as the Stoke Local Service Centre, it will be built in a corner of the Stoke Market Square incorporating the old covered fish market.
The building design will include many sustainable technologies and with its modern glass frontage and materials will stand alongside the historic former Victorian market and existing clock tower.
Elected Mayor Mark Meredith said: "I'm absolutely delighted to announce such a distinctive and sustainable building. It will be an accessible base for city council services provided for the people of Stoke. This thriving centre for the local community will be a real boost to the regeneration of Stoke".
Environmental features include a 'green' roof to improve insulation and absorb rainfall, solar water heating panels, photo-voltaic roof cells to generate electricity, rain water collection and storage, a double glazed frontage, natural ventilation, interior light distributed by 'sun tubes' and both heating and cooling provided by a heat pump using the earth's natural heat. The green roof is planted with Sedum, a hardy slow-growing alpine plant which needs minimal maintenance.
Building work is expected to start in late February or March 2008 with completion by December 2008. The vision for the Stoke Local Service Centre is to provide a truly inspirational and sustainable design fit for the 21st Century and a building which the whole community can enjoy and be proud of.
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