The open nature of the building really helps me.
This ongoing sense of space, light and comfort lend themselves to what is undeniably a positive hospital experience for staff, with the feeling manifesting in a variety of ways.. Sharon Matchey, Circle’s Admin Lead, works alongside Adam Chivers on the admin floor and comments on the department’s open plan structure, ‘If you’re having a bad day the team lift you,’ she says.‘We all keep an eye on each other.’.
‘It’s a bit of a team spirit, really,’ confirms Adam.. Paul Highton is located nearby with other key members of the Circle Team, including the Head of Operations and the Hospital Director.‘What I really like is that there’s no segregation.’ he says.It allows people to interact with each other… Anybody can come in and just have that conversation with us.’.
In other words, at Circle Reading, there is the dual benefit of both a sense of community, as well as a sense of peacefulness.Wendy Bonard-Williams says that her favourite area of the hospital is the glass walkway up on the second and third floor.
‘It’s in a big figure eight,’ she says.
‘Hardly anyone goes down there and it’s just a complete glass wall so you can see out...see across to the hotel and things like that.’ She talks about the quietness of the space.Decarbonisation of the electricity grid is a very large-scale endeavour.
Massive wind turbines, all the way through to the PV panels on individual homes; all of these elements contribute to the electricity carbon factor and will play an important role in creating a more sustainable future.. Net zero by 2050.It’s true that not every building is going to be net zero at the moment.
We’re designing with the government’s 2050 net-zero carbon objective in mind, and we’re on track to meet that goal.We’re designing to maximise use of the decarbonised grid.
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