90%
RETAINED MATERIALS
7TIMES LESS
EMBODIED CARBON CREATED COMPARED TO INDUSTRY TARGET
BEATS
THE LETI BENCHMARK AND GLA 2023 TARGET BY 9,500 TONNES
The Gilbert is Brookfield Properties’ first Net Zero Carbon in Construction building.
The development intervention has extended the lifecycle of the existing building and made it more relevant for the current and future needs of a workspace, while retaining original architectural features.
The renovation of the Gilbert saved approximately 80% of the embedded carbon emissions compared to a new building and achieves a comparable energy efficiency.
ACHIEVED IN 3 STEPS
EMBODIED CARBON SAVINGS:
The retention of 90% of the original structure resulted in major carbon savings- beating the LETI Office Benchmark by 9,500 tonnes.
OPERATIONAL ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS:
The Gilbert’s energy saving measures resulted in an estimated consumption of 87.3 kWhe/m2.-3% improvement on the UKGBC benchmark for Net Zero Carbon pathway.
OFFSETTING:
Once due diligence was complete to account for all possible avenues for reduction of embodied carbon, 3100 tonnes of residual carbon emissions were offset with the purchase of the Fresh Breeze Project in Mexico.
The impact of choosing office space in the Gilbert corresponds to avoiding immediately around 9,000 kgCO2e* per workplace. That’s equivalent to stopping using your car for 4.5 years, avoiding flying from London to New York 29 times or planting 450 trees!
THE NET RESULT
We could renovate the Gilbert seven times before it reached the same embodied carbon as one standard new build office
Standard new build office:
14,845 tonnes of carbon (based on 1000 kg CO2e/m2 GIA= 14,845,000 kg Co2)
The Gilbert:
2,182 tonnes of carbon (based on 147 kg CO2e/m2 GIA= 2,182,215 kg Co2)