The design includes progressive energy saving features such as: (i) a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant that generates electricity as it heats the building; (ii) a mixed mode ventilation system that relies on fresh air, when conditions permit, to reduce the energy demand from air conditioning (a significant energy user); (iii) extensive energy and temperature metering to help measure performance of the NWQ building and identify opportunities for improvement; and (iv) end of journey facilities, including over three hundred bicycle stands, designed to promote the year-round use of cycling, running and walking as sustainable transport options.
The Bank operates an energy management system at each of its sites, to the ISO 50001 international energy performance standard. Aligning the way that the Bank operates with the environmental features in the physical design of the new headquarters building embeds and drives our sustainability performance.