O&M building credentials

The Rampion operations and maintenance base is a flagship facility helping to spearhead the revitalisation of the port.

Designed by architects Corstorphine + Wright working together with the engineering firm Helmsley Orrell Partnership (HOP) as the client engineering representative, the new building is environmentally-friendly and includes the following energy efficient features:

• Solar PV – 48 panels, 15kW max output
• Electric car charging points for up to 16 vehicles per day
• Bris Soleil – (window shading) lowers heat gain
• Tinted windows – lowers heat gain
• LED lighting with daylight linked and absence detection control
• Auto off taps
• Sky lights over warehouse
• VRF air source heat pumps to serve both the space heating/cooling and the domestic hot water:
  • 146kW office heating and hot water
  • 146kW office cooling
  • 106kW warehouse heating
• Convection space heaters around the building that provide heat only in corridors during colder weather
• Thermal heat recovery wheel in ventilation plant
• Building Energy Management System
• Comprehensive metering of electricity usage – For in-house monitoring, control and refinement
• Enhanced building fabric insulation levels and air tightness to higher than Building Reg standards
• Time and light level controlled external lighting
• Cycle racks to encourage cycling to work
• Fast acting roller shutter door (prevents heat loss)
• User activated workshop heating with auto off
• Teleconferencing phones (save travel)

The building has achieved an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) A rating.