At the University of Bristol opened the new building of Department of natural Sciences

At the University of Bristol (UK) opened the new building of Department of natural Sciences, received an estimation "Excellent" by BREEAM. Housing total площадью13,5 thousand square meters was started in July 2011. Worked on a project about two thousand persons, including 28 architects from ten countries.

Since the beginning of the design of a condition that educational building such a focus must have a high BREEAM rating. In the end, the heat generated by laboratory equipment which is used for space heating, rainwater and melt water is collected for use in toilet rooms, blinds react automatically to light levels, and outdoor lighting are made subject to the restrictions on light pollution.

A symbol of studies conducted in this Department of the University, is a green wall with a height of over 20 meters. Here we have used 11 types of plants, and also placed special boxes for nesting birds and resettlement of bats.

Source: green-city.su/