£13.5 million energy centre secures excellent rating

The Mott MacDonald designed £13.5 million environmentally-friendly Foresterhill Energy Centre at NHS Grampian’s new health campus in Aberdeen, has secured a BREEAM Excellent rating score of 83.32 per cent. The centre was also named best industrial building at the BREEAM Awards 2012.

Mott MacDonald, appointed lead design consultant by the project contractor Laing O’Rourke, provided full detailed engineering design for the scheme. When compared to meeting the increasing energy demand of the redeveloped site via the current supply arrangements, the new centre will reduce CO2 emissions by 9830 tonnes (16 per cent) and energy costs by £2.95 million (39 per cent).

The project was developed to service the further expansion of Europe’s largest medical teaching hospital complex which includes Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital and Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, along with the medical school and medical science departments of the University of Aberdeen.