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March, 2011

GPI successfully delivers its first BREEAM Excellent rated Medical Centre

GPI Northern has recently handed over a new primary care centre to the Doctors of the former Bridge Street Surgery in Driffield. The new surgery, which has been named the Park Surgery, is less than 200 meters from the Doctors previous practice building.

The centre, which extends to 1,380m², has been built to achieve BREEAM Excellent status which is in accordance with current Department of Health guidance. BREEAM sets the standard for best practice in sustainable design and has been widely acknowledged as the measure to describe a building's environmental performance. Features incorporated include:

• A combination of Air Source Heat Pumps and Photovoltaics - The building achieves a carbon reduction in excess of 15% through the use of these Low/Zero Carbon Technologies;
• Provision of cycle parking together with changing and shower facilities;
• Rain water harvesting tank which supplies water for flushing toilets and for use on landscaped areas;
• Low water use sanitary appliances including major leak detection, sanitary supply shut off, etc;
• The lighting controls use a combination of presence detection, dimmer function to maximise use of external natural light.

The building also achieved the "Beyond Compliance Award" from Considerate Constructors

The site, which is quite close to the town centre of Driffield, was formerly the site of a bingo and social club which was demolished to make way for the scheme.

The new medical centre provides significantly more clinical rooms, both consulting and treatment, than the previous surgery and further space has been provided to allow the practice to take on more trainee GPs. In excess of 50 parking spaces have been provided within the development for the benefit of staff and patients.

The architects for the scheme were Healthcare Design Partnerships and Wildgoose Construction were the main building contractors.

Enquiries:

David Sadler, Regional Development Director, GPI
T: 01924 299 111

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