CHAPEL ROW EAST
Sustainability, front and centre
Fully reimagined
Chapel Row East is a fully reimagined building that puts the health, comfort and wellbeing of occupiers front of mind. Throughout, in both design and construction, best practice principles have been applied to maximise performance and operational efficiency, reduce embodied carbon, and minimise impact over the lifetime of the building – a Whole Life Carbon approach. Achieving best-in-class accreditations, Chapel Row East will meet RIBA’s 2030 global average targets for low-carbon construction three years ahead of time.
Specification
Operational Energy
An all-electric building, informed design and optimised performance enables a target 20% reduction in energy in use, exceeding market standards.
Renewable Energy
Targeting 23MWh of energy generation per annum through on-site solar PV; offsetting incoming electricity, and reducing operational energy cost.
Urban Biodiversity
A living green wall façade, landscaped terraces and window planters provide new habitat to enhance urban biodiversity in St. Helier.
Water Efficiency
Smart technology and water-efficient fixtures reduce potable water demand, and overall consumption across the building.
Passive Design
Designed for future resilience, the form and fabric of the building reduces solar overheating, regulates temperature and lessens energy demand in winter.
Health & Wellbeing
Deliberate design choices enhance health, comfort and wellbeing with natural light-filled spaces, good acoustics, and a living green wall.
Cycle Storage & EV Charging
To encourage sustainable journeys, there is secure underground cycle storage and end-of-trip facilities. Car parking includes dedicated EV charging.
SUSTAINABILITY
Enhancing urban biodiversity
The Esplanade frontage of Chapel Row East will be defined by a green living wall, a vertical garden, planted with species that thrive in Jersey’s maritime climate. Landscaped terraces and window planters on Commercial Street will enhance St. Helier’s urban biodiversity, providing new habitat and food sources for pollinators. Importantly, the design approach will deliver a biodiversity net gain (BNG), provide urban heat mitigation, cooling surrounding areas, while supporting urban climate adaptation, a key factor in Chapel Row East’s target of a BREEAM® ‘Excellent’ accreditation.
SUSTAINABILITY
A passive design approach
Chapel Row East employs a passive design approach to maximise the building’s performance and efficiency. Decisions on the building’s form and fabric help it stay cool in summer and warm in winter, minimising solar overheating, regulating temperature, and creating energy-efficient indoor climates. Passive design considerations that have influenced the approach to the architecture include building orientation, thermal mass, glazing and high-performance insulation. Chapel Row East has been designed with resilience to its coastal environment and future climate impacts.