INDUSTRYNEWS
WWF Achieves A Carbon First
with help from Kawneer
Aluminium systems from
Kawneer feature on the new
headquarters of the World
Wildlife Fund.
Glazing systems from leading
architectural aluminium system
supplier Kawneer were used on
the new headquarters of the
World Wildlife Fund for many
reasons, not least their ability to
enable savings in terms of energy
and impact on the environment.
Kawneer’s AA®100 mulliondrained and AA®100 SSG
(Structurally Silicone Glazed)
curtain walling with 50mm
sightlines and concealed vents,
AA®3110 horizontal sliding doors
and 190 heavy-duty commercial
entrance doors feature on the
façade and roof of the £14million
Living Planet Centre on the site
of a former car park in Woking,
Surrey.
The systems were put forward
by approved specialist subcontractor JPJ Installations for
main contractor Willmott Dixon
who, to meet the brief from the
leading conservation charity,
forensically tracked the carbon
content of every single element of
the 8,900m2, 18-month build.
The carbon budget had
assumed that the aluminium
framing included 30% recycled
content but JPJ suggested an
alternative supplier that could
supply 80% recycled aluminium
– and that was Kawneer.
Tackling climate change and
living sustainably are central to
WWF’s philosophy so it was
hardly surprising that the new
headquarters, constructed of
traditional concrete frame with
a timber diagrid roof, include
the latest thinking on sustainable
design.
The building is naturally
shaded by surrounding trees
and features a mixed-mode
ventilation system, drawing
air out through roof cowls in
natural ventilation mode, and
saving energy on tempering
incoming air by draw