The sustainability of new projects is more important than ever in the current climate with rising environmental awareness among the global population. One Moulsecoomb Way has shown effort to design a sustainable building throughout the project, starting with the location and stretching to adaptions of the building.
One Moulsecoomb Way, shown as ‘Hillfort House’, Is located along the A270 which has regular bus services linking the site to Lewes, Brighton town centre, Brighton Marina, Sussex University, University of Brighton, and connecting busses throughout the city. The property is also only a 12 minute walk from Moulsecoomb train station which trains connecting through Brighton to the South Coast and London. The A270 also has a bike lane and as shown in Planning Application BH2022/00452 ‘CYCLE DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY’, (Waind Gohil and Potter Architects 2019), there is a proposed 254 long-stay cycle parking for students. All these measures help reduce the miles travelled by individuals by car to and from this property, encouraging individuals to travel by public transport or bike, thus reducing the overall carbon footprint of the buildings impact.
Another sustainable approach from this project is the installation and use of rain water harvesting for a grey water supply. As stated in Planning Application BH2020/01037 ‘RAINWATER HARVESTING FEASIBILITY GUIDANCE NOTE REV A’ a feasibility study was carried out using the total roof area and precipitation data from previous years, this was then compared against averages of water consumption per-person based on full occupancy of the building and it was found that the maximum collectable rainwater would not be enough for the occupancy of the building and the project of rainwater harvesting was cancelled due to infeasibility.