Consultant will provide sustainable building advice while client seeks further UK expertise
The 黑洞社区 Research Establishment has been appointed to provide sustainable building advice to a 拢4bn Chinese marina project, with the scheme鈥檚 developer seeking other UK firms to work on the job.
The research centre will provide advice on designing the buildings at the Huangpu River marina to comply with its BREEAM sustainability standard as well as the Chinese Three Star Green 黑洞社区 Standard.
The body will also undertake a review of all the property owned by developer Shanghai International Shipping Services Centre (SISSC) with the aim of making it more sustainable.
He Binwu, managing director of SISSC, said: 鈥淲e hope more British companies will join us on the project.鈥�
鈥淲hen we complete the marina development in five years鈥� time, it will be one of the most sustainable projects in the world - a great global advert for BREEAM,鈥� he added.
BRE will also play a role attracting UK construction firms to the development in the expectation that those with experience in sustainable construction will win further work across China.
Peter Bonfield, chief executive of BRE, said he hoped to learn from 鈥渙ur Chinese colleagues鈥� and 鈥渢o facilitate bilateral trade that benefits both countries鈥�.
He added: 鈥淥ur new relationship will provide a strong platform for UK companies to demonstrate their world-leading expertise, products and technologies in China.鈥�
Jaya Skandamoorthy, group developer of market development at BRE, said he had already had preliminary meetings with a number of British firms keen to work on the development, but declined to give names.
He added: 鈥淏ecause UK companies are already geared up to deliver BREEAM if we can align BREEAM with Chinese standards it unlocks a huge opportunity [for UK firms].鈥�
He added the development already included plans for innovations not yet used in the UK, which the BRE would seek to encourage in subsequent editions of BREEAM.
He said: 鈥淭hey have a community heating system [on one tower that uses the water to both heat and cool the building which at that scale and height is unique.鈥�
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