PROJECT OVERVIEW

Greenhaus is the latest chapter in the regeneration of the Chapel Street area of Salford Central, led by The English Cities Fund. This scheme has been developed alongside Salix Homes who will be the housing association partner for the scheme.

The Hannan residential team were the MEP design consultants for Greenhaus, which will provide 96 eco-friendly, affordable apartments designed and built to Passivhaus standards, making it the largest scheme of Passivhaus accredited, affordable homes in the UK.

Our duties on the project included:

• Technical review and development of MEP strategy options and plant space requirements to achieve Passivhaus Certification
• Provide MEP design input into the PHPP assessment
• Building Regulations Part L Design Stage Compliance Assessments
• Limiting Overheating Analysis
• Ongoing site inspections & reporting during the construction period

The Passivahus accreditation was achieved by employing an all electric strategy including residential ventilation via high efficiency MVHR units, heat pump technology, in addition to passive measures such as enhanced building fabric performance including triple glazing, and significantly improved air tightness.

Other members of the team included: Buttress Architects; Appleyard & Trew; Alan Johnston Partnership; Max Fordham; Design Fire Consultants; Planit IE; main contractor Eric Wright Construction and MEP Contractor Ameon Building Services.

Greenhaus is part of ECF’s wider £1bn regeneration scheme transforming the area of Salford Central. The masterplan contains commercial, retail and residential buildings creating a new and vibrant destination for people to live, work and relax.

The English Cities Fund is a joint venture between Muse Places, Legal & General and Homes England, in conjunction with Salford City Council.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Atelier is residential development, which forms part of The English Cities Fund’s Salford Central regeneration scheme.

This new build development includes 167 apartments split over four blocks, 11 townhouses, ground floor commercial space and car parking.

The Hannan residential team were appointed to provide MEP Performance and monitoring Duties including early stage concept design through to developed design and the building services plant space and services distribution strategy.

We undertook Part L appraisals of the building to help inform the building envelop design and MEP services strategies along with dynamic simulation modelling to review overheating compliance.

We prepared a full Stage 3 MEP Service Performance Specification and drawings whilst  working closely with the design team to develop a coordinated design package and main contractor Eric Wright Construction.

This project is part of the English Cities Fund’s wider £650 million regeneration scheme transforming the area of Salford Central.  The over 50-acre masterplan contains commercial, retail and residential buildings creating a new and vibrant destination for people to live, work and relax.

English Cities Fund is a joint venture between Muse, Legal & General and Homes England in conjunction with Salford City Council.