Inspire Design were appointed by Tesco to prepare designs for a Zero Carbon store on the site of a former Cattle Market in Welshpool.
The brief was to provide an environmental store capable of operating neutrally with respect to carbon energy use by limiting the buildings impact during construction by using a timber frame and timber SFS panels clad with larch. Have high insulation values to reduce energy needs and employ large overhangs to solar affected elevations to prevent overheating. The store is designed to be neutral carbon energy use in operation.
The project employed wind catcher technology for natural air flow, rooflights for daylighting and a combined heat and power plant (CHP) capable of supplying surplus energy to adjacent property.
Client – Tesco
Location – Welshpool
Year – 2011
Size – 30,000 sqft