Low Energy Air Filters Installed in the World's Most Environmentally Friendly Building

November 27, 2013

LONDON, November 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The Co-operative Group's new head office in Manchester has been declared the most environmentally-friendly building in the world. One Angel Square has Camfil M7 HiFlo 12 pocket Micro-fibre glass medium low energy air filters installed, contributing to the energy efficiency of the HVAC System. These air filters were selected using Camfil Life Cycle Costing software to ensure minimum running costs with consistent high lifetime particle removal efficiency. The building was given the accolade on the day (14 November) that Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, toured One Angel Square and then unveiled a plaque to mark the formal opening of the 14 storey building in the city centre. The Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), an internationally acclaimed system of assessing buildings, gave One Angel Square a score of 95.16% - the highest ever awarded. The unprecedented award comes as a result of the building's many environmentally friendly features, which include power generated from crops grown on the Group's farms; heating and cooling the premises by drawing air below the basement and redistributing it at the earth's core temperature; and a double skin façade that acts as a 'duvet' to insulate the offices in the winter and ventilate it in the summer.

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