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■	Aviation
■	Data Centres
■	Defence
■	Development
■	Education
■	Harbours and Waterways
■	Healthcare
■	Highways
■	Hotels
■	Industrial
	■	Adnams Distribution Centre
	■	Argent Energy Plant
	■	New Whisky Distillery
■	Laboratories and Pharmaceutical facilities
■	Media & Broadcasting
■	Offices
■	Rail
■	Residential
■	Sports / Leisure
■	Water
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Adnams Distribution Centre

Suffolk, UK

Project outline

The project is a highly sustainable new distribution warehouse and office space for Adnams Brewery. They have been traditionally based in Southwold, Suffolk. The new distribution centre is in a disused gravel quarry 3 miles outside Southwold, and will increase Adnams storage & distribution capabilities.

Contract value

£5,800,000

Key features

Received BREEAM Excellent Rating
Dynamic compaction used to remediate poor ground conditions. No new materials introduced onto site, increased allowable bearing pressure.
Long span (35.5m) Glulam beams onto steel frame. Timber beams delivered to site as single units.
Green Sedum roof construction includes root material and plants on the roof, which improves insulation and reduces rainwater run-off, attenuating drainage run-off. At6,000m² is currently one of the largest green roofs in the UK.
Lime/hemp blockwork, laid in traditional lime mortar. Low CO2 solution by avoiding use of cement. Lime mortar absorbs CO2 throughout its lifetime in a reversal of the manufacturing process. Lime/hemp infill provides insulation. Straw bale cladding considered early in design.
Gabion basket retaining wall reduces concrete used.
Rainwater harvesting collects water which will be used to flush toilets, etc. This system also collects and re-uses water from the vehicle wash.
On site foul treatment plant. All foul water treated on site and discharged on site.
Low flush toilets, reduces the amount of water required.
High specification industrial ground floor slab, very flat and durable.
No mechanical cooling, warehouse will be cooled by incoming product and insulated by high thermal mass cladding. Offices have glazed south façade with ‘Adnams’ Brise-Soleil and large spaces to allow stratification of warm air in summer.
2No solar collector roof panels to provide up to 80% of the building’s requirement for hot water from the sun’s radiation.
New building predicted to provide an energy saving in the region of 50% per unit floor area, when compared to Adnams

Appointment

Civil
Structural
Planning Supervision
BREEAM Assessors