A new health centre has opened in the East Riding of Yorkshire, constructed using a highly sustainable recycled modular building from Foremans Relocatable Building Systems.
Designed by architects Gelder and Kitchen, the new purpose-designed centre was craned into position in just eight hours over a weekend. The single storey building has been clad in brickwork to complement its location in the historic village of Cottingham – a conservation area.
Since closure of the clinic following the major floods in 2007, health services have been temporarily provided at other locations in the area. The new centre has brought a range of community services under one roof again, including podiatry; consultation, examination and treatment facilities; hearing aid services; child health clinics, and community dental services.
Commenting on the project, Stephen Dale, Capital Projects Manager at East Riding of Yorkshire Primary Care Trust, said, “This is a fantastic building, delivered on time, cost and quality. Foremans’ performance was excellent throughout and the construction and fitting out phases went very smoothly. We had a good relationship with their team, who were happy to go the extra mile to meet our specific requirements.”
“Speed of delivery was important to enable us to re-provide clinical services locally as quickly as possible. The use of a recycled building structure also made our budgets go further, providing excellent value, as well as having a number of strong environmental benefits.”
Henry Chadwick, Partner at architects, Gelder and Kitchen, added, “We are impressed with the finish and the space the modular approach has created internally. It is spacious and open. You would never know this was a modular building – or indeed a recycled building.”
“The installation was very professional and efficient and the finished scheme sits well in its landscape. This is a really good building, successfully delivered to a tight budget.”
All Foremans’ recycled modular buildings are fully refurbished with new windows, wall linings, partitions, M&E services, doors, flooring, and cladding, to create high quality accommodation for a wide variety of permanent and interim applications.
The recycling and refurbishment of relocatable buildings is also highly sustainable, helping to improve a building’s carbon footprint:
The approach produces less than 10 % of the carbon emissions compared to a newly manufactured building (source: MPBA).
Because much of the refurbishment work takes place off site, the approach generates fewer vehicle movements to site than traditional building methods, reducing congestion and carbon emissions.
By refurbishing the building modules and preserving the embodied energy of the steel structure, Foremans is extending the life of the building and minimising the volume of waste sent to landfill.
For further information about recycled and refurbished modular buildings, visit www.foremansbuildings.info, email [email protected], or call 01964 544344.
