16 New Burlington Place Facts

Our headquarters at 16 New Burlington Place has photovoltaic cells which produce 15,000 kw of electricity per year (about 1% of the buildings energy).
The combined heat and power unit can generate 22 kw of heating for use within the building – about 10% of the buildings total energy per annum. The estimated annual savings in electricity and gas (for heating) are around £5,000 per year, giving a simple payback in the order of 10 years.
Rainwater is collected from the roof and is used to flush the lavatories. Electronic switches on the taps ensure that no water is wasted. Electronic valves detect leaks and shut down the flow where appropriate.
Passive infra red sensors automatically detect movement on a floor and switch the lights on. If no movement is detected after a few minutes it will also turn them off. Most of the lighting is by low wattage fluorescent bulbs.
The stone on both the outside cladding and used inside as decorative panels is Portland stone; it is produced by Albion Stone Quarries, tenants of The Crown Estate.
The building’s structure is concrete, not the usual steel. This together with the stone gives the building good thermal mass which ensures it passively stores heat and releases it during the day.
The windows are all double glazed and mostly non-opening. They are recessed into the wall to shade them from the sun; this also makes the building easier to cool.
A typical building of this type and size would cause approximately 237 tonnes of carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere per annum. 16 New Burlington Place is designed so that it should emit no more than 148 tonnes.
There is extensive metering of electricity consumption in the building and a monitor in the main reception details what the consumption is and will in time compare it with the previous year.
16 New Burlington Place was constructed behind the grade 1 listed nineteenth century Regent Street façade.