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Two pre-WWII RAF hangars at Cranfield University are to receive a major refurbishment by one of East Anglia’s leading construction companies, R G Carter, to improve their energy efficiency and carbon footprint.
“The refurbishment and the decarbonisation of the two hangars has already begun and we expect the project to complete later this autumn.”
To provide a sustainable solution, CDG designed an insulated, air-tight ‘box within a box’ which sits inside the hangar, installed with new mechanical, electrical and plumbing works such as ventilation and lighting by Briggs and Forester.
Once the work is completed, the heating demand of the buildings will be reduced by 75 per cent and the carbon footprint reduced even further when connected to the district heating newly fitted with air source heat pumps, also funded through the project.
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