OR Consulting Engineers acted as low carbon building services, lighting and acoustic designers for the new post graduate accommodation at Churchill College, Cambridge.

Key features of the environmental design included:

• The dynamic thermal modelling of the building and its surroundings;
• The optimisation of the passive performance of the building’s envelope;
• The optimisation of the building’s daylighting strategy;
• The design of low energy lighting and controls;
• The utilisation of air source heat pumps to heat the buildings;
• The design of all plant to address sensitive external noise issues;
• The installation of photovoltaics to serve the development;
• The use of passive infra-red sensors to reduce set-points when spaces are
  occupied.
• The design of smart energy metering;
• The detailing of the site utility strategy.