Article: English enlightenment. (architectural design of local government offices in Hyndburn, England)

Innovatively exploiting site characteristics, renewable energy sources and low energy construction, this project for new council offices aims to generate a model for sustainable practice.

In the last 40 years, emissions of carbon dioxide have increased by 200 per cent, with a consequent deleterious effect on the global climate. Currently, buildings account for about half of total man-made carbon dioxide emissions. This competition-winning project for local government offices in Hyndburn, Lancashire, by Jestico + Whiles innovatively exploits natural site characteristics, renewable energy sources and energy conscious construction, to minimize carbon dioxide emissions ...

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