Contradictions abound
Found this article which highlights the quandary we find ourselves in when building green offices:
Linea has also been designed to achieve a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment (BREEAM) rating of Excellent.
“Its BREEAM rating will also be of significant appeal to occupiers as green building issues become an ever increasing factor in building selection.”
However, in the same article:
The building also benefits from air-conditioning and superb parking facilities, including a dedicated multi-storey car park.
There will be 300 parking spaces and with space per 250 sq ft Linea offers one of the most competitive new build parking ratios in Cardiff.
By my reckoning that’s 1 space per 2.5 employees. Maybe it’s because I worked in London with absolutely no chance of a car park space, but the idea of providing parking in a city just goes against the rest of the BREEAM ethos. Use the bus!
On the plus side, the project is the conversion of warehouse space to office space, which will be how they are getting that ‘Excellent’ rating - a new build with that much car parking shouldn’t usually qualify.
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