Nottingham green labs rise from ashes
Innovative low carbon labs rebuilt after fire destroyed them mid-construction
The new sustainable chemistry labs of the University of Nottingham have risen phoenix-like from the ashes. The original building slated for completion in mid-2015 burnt down in September 2014. The new labs, which officially opened last week, will be carbon neutral and feature innovative technology to cut energy and water consumption that will pay back the energy invested to build them within 25 years.
The fire of 2014 completely destroyed Nottingham’s GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, which was over two-thirds complete when disaster struck. The exact cause of the fire was never determined but Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue ruled out arson and said an electrical fault was the most likely cause.