University of Leicester - George Davies Centre
Certify Passivhaus
University of Leicester - George Davies Centre
The largest non-residential Passivhaus building in the UK. Completed in 2016, the building provides 13,000m2 of teaching, office and laboratory space.
The Team
- Client - University of Leicester
- Architect - Associated Architects
- Services Engineer - CPW
- Main Contractor - Willmott Dixon
Our Focus
This project brought many ‘firsts’ for the UK, principally how to apply the Passivhaus standard to large and complex buildings; our role was to fill in all the knowledge gaps to ensure the project was a success.
Our approach was to collaborate and upskill those working on the project.