ASESSEAL’s ‘Factory of the Future’ in Rotherham involved the construction of a new building connected to their existing facility via a two-story glazed structure featuring a new unified entrance point.
The new building incorporates a 50,000 sq ft single-story machine shop equipped with state-of-the-art computerised equipment, along with two stories of office accommodation complete with meeting rooms, staff changing facilities, offices and ancillary spaces. The scheme also included a range of external works including landscaping at the new entrance, a substation, cycle store, accessible parking, and a staff picnic area.
Our team delivered the M&E design for the project, in addition to providing specialist sustainability support. Working alongside architect Race Cottom Associates, our experts helped drive-down in use carbon and reduce energy consumption, designing passive stack-driven ventilation to control temperature and achieve an elegant design solution. Our all-electric design incorporates PV panels, LED lights and charging spaces for electric vehicles.
To help reduce embodied and whole-life carbon, our sustainability experts conducted a Life Cycle Analysis to select appropriate materials, as well as Life Cycle Costing to evaluate the building’s lifespan and operational performance.
AESSEAL’s Factory of the Future picked up the award for ‘Sustainable Development of the Year’ at Insider Media’s South Yorkshire Property Awards 2024.
