REUSE AND REPURPOSE • SUSTAINABLE SPACES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES • OUR THREE YEAR ESG PLAN
WE PROVIDE LOW CARBON SPACES FOR BUSINESSES BY CHAMPIONING RETROFIT, IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO CUT FURTHER THE EMBODIED CARBON LEVELS OF OUR REDEVELOPMENTS, AND ENCOURAGING OUR CUSTOMERS TO MINIMISE THEIR OPERATIONAL CARBON USE. LOW CARBON SPACES
50% REDUCED CARBON EMISSIONS
RETROFIT VERSUS NEW BUILD SPACE Retrofitting old railway arches can reduce carbon emissions by 50% compared to building new industrial space, according to a study carried out by sustainability consultants Engineering Services Consultancy (ESC) in 2022. The Arch Company commissioned ESC to evaluate the environmental impact of creating commercial space in
railway arches, versus a new build development. The study found that creating light industrial space in a typical derelict railway arch was found to have an embodied carbon level – the emissions during the construction of a building rather than when it is in use – of around 148 kgCO₂e/m², significantly
lower than the range of 300-700 kgCO₂e/m2 for comparative new build developments. This is because the brick viaducts that provide the external walls and roof were built in the mid-19th century, and remain largely unchanged since then.
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