Progress photos of the 84 bed care home at Topsham for our Client Lancer Scott delivering this project for Cinnamon Care Collection in conjunction with KWL Architects
Planning conditions for this project stipulated that the superstructure of the development needed to demonstrate a 19% reduction in CO2 emissions over that necessary to meet the requirements of the 2013 Building Regulations.
To achieve this a “Fabric First” approach was adopted switching from a traditional load bearing masonry structure to a hot rolled steel frame with heavily insulated external walls.
This structure-led solution also accelerated the build programme leading to a water tight structure much earlier that would have been possible otherwise.
