UKSPA Directory 2017
England | Full Member
049
Bristol
The
Forum
& Bath
is open to
the public
Science
Park
and provides
is a space
to meet, eat, communal
exceptional
collaborate
and shared
network space
Sustainable De velopment
Sustainability is the driving force
behind the design, construction, and
operating principles of the Science
Park. The Park buildings and National
Composites Centre are rated BREEAM
Excellent and the site has been recognised
as CEEQUAL Excellent.
The first two buildings have 200
metres (154 panels) of photovoltaic
roofing, shared across the Innovation
and Grow-On Centres, providing 10%
of their energy and cutting more than
13 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions
per year.
Renewable energy for the site is
provided through distributed energy
centres. The first energy centre is
powered by a biomass boiler, using
locally sourced wood chip. Future energy
centres will incorporate new renewable
technologies to help occupiers increase
the percentage of energy they derive
from sustainable sources.
The Forum building opens out on to
a large green communal space, where
the original topography of the entire site
has been preserved, including retaining
existing hedgerows and stone walls.
Electric cars and bikes are available
on-site for use by tenants at the Park.
Sustainable Communit y
The Science Park is socially sustainable,
and is positioned to be an integrated
element of the local community. The site
is designed to be “permeable”, with local
transport running
“Sustainability is the driving force
through the
behind the design, construction,
development rather
than round it and
and operating principles of the
easy access to
Science Park”
significant leisure
space. Employment
opportunities at all levels are being
created by resident companies for those
who live at Emerson‘s Green.
Tr a n s p o r t l i n k s
located for success
Whether it’s the Innovation and Grow-On
Centres or the remaining development
plots on-site, every area of the Park is
designed to support businesses through
each stage of their development.
We want you to find inspiration and
be inspired by everything you see around
the Science Park. The bright, open, airy
spaces are designed to facilitate chance
encounters and creative collisions and,
although we can’t take credit for it, the
very ground we have built on holds an
inspirational story. As long ago as
400-600AD, this was the site of the
most extensive and sophisticated
post-Roman foundry.
We have great neighbours too. Within
six miles of the Park are a number of
world-class research-based companies,
making for a strong-rooted business
community. Central eating, meeting, and
conferencing spaces combined with open
green areas help create a vibrant, dynamic
place for forward-thinking businesses to
Connect, Grow and Develop. ■
A4174 from Junction 1 of the M32
Taxi ride to Parkway station
40 mins from Bristol Airport
N e a r by
Off the M32 in Bristol
10 miles from Bath
40 miles from Cardiff
Str a te g i c n e tw o r k
Partners with University of Bristol
Partners with UWE
Partners with Bath University