Alec French Architects presented on their green retrofit of Bristol City Hall. The retrofit aimed to reduce the building's carbon emissions through improvements to renewable energy systems, natural ventilation, daylighting, heating controls, and artificial lighting. The architects emphasized stakeholder engagement and understanding the heritage building to ensure the retrofit complied with conservation policies. The retrofit was part of Bristol's broader workplace program to transform and consolidate services while achieving financial savings.

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Business Green Week -
Green Retrofit at City Hall
15 June 2016
Nigel Dyke – Alec French Architects
Lucy Murray-Brown – Bristol City Council

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Penny Brohn Cancer Care Centre
22-25 Queen Square, Bristol
ss Great Britain - visitor facilities Quakers Friar
Kingswood Civic Centre Bridge Quay

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Bristol Workplace Programme
(BWP)
•Service Transformation
•Estate Rationalization
•Financial Savings
•ADAPT
•City Hall
- 500 to approx 2000
- Public Access
- AV/IT
- Sustainability

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Heritage (Green) Retrofit
•Carbon Savings
- Renewables
- Fabric performance
- Natural Ventilation
- Daylighting
- Heating
- BMS
- Artificial Lighting
•Green Travel
•Recycling

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Heritage (Green) Retrofit
•Carbon Savings
- Renewables
- Natural Ventilation
- Daylighting
- Heating
- BMS
- Fabric performance
- Artificial Lighting
•Green Travel
•Recycling

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Recycling to add

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Heritage (Green) Retrofit
•Engagement
- Stakeholders
- Understand the building
- Conservation Policies

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Green Retrofit
•Carbon Savings
- Low Carbon Technology
- Ventilation
- Cooling
- Artificial Lighting
- BMS
- Fabric performance
Weston Town Hall, Weston-super-Mare