BREEAM

We are aiming to achieve a BREEAM rating of 'good' to 'excellent' for the Plymouth Life Centre project.

BREEAM is one of the most widely recognised ways of measuring a building's environmental performance. It sets the standard for best practice in sustainable building design, construction and operation.

Assessment criteria relate to a range of features including energy and water use, the internal environment (health and well-being), pollution, transport, materials, waste, ecology and management processes.

Size of scheme

• Total site area - 8.84 hectares
• Gross internal floor area - 18,161 square metres

Function areas

• Pool hall - (ground and first floor spectator seating) - 1,946 square metres
• 'Wet-side' changing, showers and toilets - 841 square metres
• Sports hall and spectator seating - 2,429 square metres
• Dry side changing - 206 square metres
• Climbing area (including aerial experience) - 533 square metres
• Bowls rink - 2,176 square metres
• Multi-purpose area - 642 square metres
• Squash court - 131 square metres
• Fitness suite - 927 square metres
• Dry dive training area - 203 square metres
• Offices and staff rooms - 300 square metres
• Coach education and committee room - 117 square metres
• Ancillary toilet facilities - 174 square metres
• Café - 103 square metres
• Kitchen and servery - 82 square metres
• Plant areas - 3,204 square metres
• Circulation - 1,389 square metres
• Stores - 511 square metres

Predicted energy consumption

This is based on a building area of 14,956 square metres (total without plant areas).

• 290kWh/m2 fossil fuel (gas)
• 510kWh/m2 renewable energy (biomass)
• 267kWh/m2 electricity
• 9m3/person/year water
• 5 per cent predicted water use to be provided by rainwater