Caddick Construction has completed United Healthcare Developments’ state-of-the-art, four-storey healthcare centre in Carlisle, making it the most-sustainable and energy-efficient primary care centre in the UK.
Building work at Carlisle Healthcare South Hub, designed by PRP Architects, began in 2021 and has seen the creation of a BREEAM Outstanding-rated development, with a large proportion of the building’s power supplied by renewable energy through rooftop photovoltaic panels.
Determined to address the energy-intensive needs of primary care facilities, family-run business, United Healthcare Developments, brought forward designs for a more-sustainable healthcare facility.
The building’s energy performance is rated -3 / A+ making it carbon net zero.
And the building envelope has been uniquely designed to the highest levels of efficiency, negating the need for a traditional heating system and avoiding any reliance on fossil fuels.
In addition, each habitable room has a constant turnover of fresh air, creating a comfortable working environment for the building users.
David Brown, managing director at United Healthcare Developments, said: “For the unique design of this building to work, and to achieve a BREEAM Outstanding sustainability rating, it was a necessity for all elements of the building construction to be done to the highest quality.”
Ian Threadgold, managing director of Caddick Construction in the North West, added: “This is a flagship scheme, drawing on the raft of experience we have in the healthcare sector.
“The resulting building is a highly-innovative and sustainable development that will prove hugely valuable for patients and healthcare employees across Cumbria.”