Vulcan House, Sheffield
Vulcan House is an attractive addition to Sheffield's city centre. The structure is the Home Office's new purpose-built headquarters and every detail has been fine-tuned to deliver optimum environmental performance. Work started early in 2006 and Vulcan House will be open during Spring 2008.
Completed
Vulcan House has been rated as one of the country's greenest ever structures and was awarded Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) Excellent Status in May 2006.
Key points/benefits:
A steel frame was used for its speed of construction and outstanding green credentials, including potential configuration changes in the future. The purpose-built structure is cube-shaped as this offers a well regulated internal climate.
The structure was a test bed for the Home Office who asked speculative developers to provide a headquarters that would minimise its ecological footprint, measuring CO2 emissions through construction, operation and eventually demolition.
Cellular beams were used so that services could be integrated within a minimal structural void as well as allowing for large column free zones. The building is wrapped in argon-filled double glazing to minimise heat transfer and is fitted with Solar protective glass, designed to allow light penetration but prevent heat gain.
Construction Services and Development
PO Box 1
Brigg Road
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire DN16 1BP
United Kingdom
T +44 (0) 1724 405060
F +44 (0) 1724 404224
Fact file
Main client:
Home Office Property
General project consultant and advisor:
Mott MacDonald
Architect:
Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson
Structural engineer:
White Young Green
Main contractor:
Wilson Bowden Developments
Steelwork contractor:
Robinson Construction
Steel tonnage:
1,000t
Fabricator
Robinson Construction
