The Centre’s key aim is to attract ambitious, like-minded entrepreneurs and companies from both Cambridge and around the world. To co-locate them into all-inclusive, high tech. facilities; to immerse them in a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture and connect them to investors, mentors and potential customers – major partners already include the University of Cambridge, Amazon, Autodesk and Google.

The Bradfield Centre was designed to achieve a BREEAM “Excellent” rating, it sets the standard for best practice in sustainable buildings, the construction and operation thereof.

Key features include: -

• The building ‘breaths’ - employees productivity benefits from natural ventilation systems and improved air quality which reduces the potential for allergies, asthma and colds
• Lighting throughout the building is provided by low energy, high efficiency bulbs and is controlled by PIR motion detectors to reduce energy wastage
• Individual room temperatures are monitored and controlled by the building’s energy management system. A combination of reverse cycle air source heat pumps concealed within the walls to provide comfort cooling during the peak summer periods and heating to the occupied spaces during the winter months. Supplementary heating to circulation and utility areas is provided by gas fired / low NOx condensing boilers.

Extent of Mechanical Services:

• Incoming utilities – gas and water
• LPHW heating – gas fired condensing boilers
• Reverse cycle air source heat pump units
• A combination of natural and mechanical ventilation systems
• Domestic H&C water services
• Automatic Control Systems – associated BEMS

Extent of Electrical Services:

• Incoming utilities - electrical power / site transformer
• High efficiency lighting and emergency lighting
• Electrical small power
• Fire alarm installation
• Door entry, CCTV and security systems
• Photovoltaic arrays at roof level
• Lightning protection
• Landscape lighting.