Gilberts Help Deliver Net Zero in Newcastle
We’re proud to have played a key role in helping the new Callerton Academy in Newcastle achieve carbon neutral status. The £39m new school has capacity for 1400 pupils over its campus of a three-storey teaching building and adjoining dedicated sports facility. Designed and built to ‘fabric first’ principles, Callerton Academy features diverse green […]
Gilberts’ Ventilation Contributes towards Zero Waste Goal
Even the ventilation is playing a part towards achieving net zero at Pembrokeshire County Council’s new Eco Park Waste Recycling facility. The Milford Haven Eco Park is fundamental to the Council’s plan to achieve net zero carbon and zero waste. Contractor Andrew Scott Ltd implemented numerous measures to deliver a sustainable development, across the three […]
Rising to the challenge of making historic building future-proof
A “once in a generation” opportunity to reconceive and future-proof the concept of a museum is entering a new phase of realisation with the completion of crucial enabling works, supported by leading air movement specialist Gilberts. The iconic, historic Smithfield Market is being redeveloped as a new Museum of London, due to open in 2026. […]
Gilberts Tops Behind-the-Scenes Work @ Printworks Manchester
The iconic PrintWorks venue in Manchester is undergoing a £20m refurbishment to its aesthetics and facilities, with Gilberts topping off the atmosphere inside. With the four-storey, 365,000sq ft building open 24 hours a day, the diversity of activity- from spinning classes through gaming to eating & drinking- mean the building services need […]
Safeguarding hospital staff researching disease
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust has opened an extended histopathology laboratory at the Royal Victoria Hospital as part of a five year plan to improve facilities for staff and care for patients. To deliver on the commitment to create resilient environments, whilst reducing its carbon footprint and saving energy, the new facility is ventilated […]
Slotting into BREEAM excellence
103 Colmore Row in the heart of Birmingham’s business district is the city’s tallest office building, and “one of the cleanest and greenest”, achieving BREEAM Excellent. Built by BAM Construct UK, the 21,000+m2 building uses 100% renewable energy for its electricity, with air conditioning & heating throughout the 26-storey tower being provided via a four […]
Form and functionality in healthcare reform “first”
The first community diagnostics hub of its kind in England is now open and delivering a healthy environment for patients through its ventilation. The Rutherford Diagnostic Centre Somerset in Taunton is the first to open in response to recommendations made in an independent review, recommending such facilities be created in free-standing, accessible locations to provide […]
Serving Science Innovation
Project Description A new, landmark location for science and technology is engendering a stimulating environment for workers, in part through the physics of the ventilation. The 7-storey, 14,000m2 The Lumen represents the first component of the first phase in Newcastle’s Helix Innovation Quarter, regenerating the site of the former Scottish & Newcastle Brewery. It is […]
Lotus School… A first in more ways than one
Project Description The opening of the Lotus School in Blackpool is a first in more ways than one. It is the first purpose-built social environmental mental health school in the area. It is also the first in the area to be fitted with the first COVID-compliant hybrid ventilation. The £4.5m project, funded by the Department […]