Keynsham Civic Centre

It is the first building to employ the full Soft Landings methodology, where the energy performance aims were not just forecast in the design, but written into the contract.

The offices have been designed to meet an energy-in-use DEC rating of 'A'. The design includes natural ventilation and the use of concrete 'radiators' for thermal mass combined with a cross laminated timber structure. It also features a system for recovering heat from the IT servers to heat the building. Pipes cast in to the concrete 'radiators' allow for low-energy cooling to be added as part of a future climate change strategy.

We returned to the building in 2021 to carry out a reconfiguration and improvement project including additional shower facilities, reconfiguration of bathrooms and open-plan office areas, improving heating and cooling to reception, and increasing catering facilities and tea points.