By Sanders Pepper Smith RIBA Chartered Practice

01/25/2011 BBC: 'Barncoose building plan awarded £6.6m European funding'


In total this development at Barncoose Industrial Park offers between 5,000 and 42,000 square feet of office suites, and between 4,300 and 9,300 square feet of industrial units with offices.


“The BREEAM ’Excellent’ rating will be achieved on occupation - the measure of performance of a building in relation to energy use and efficiency, health and well being and pollution - and the strikingly designed buildings are situated in a carefully conceived landscaped environment with ample car-parking provided throughout”.


The developer has created the Barncoose Units 1 - 9 with sustainability in mind, having reclaimed a brownfield site on which to locate the development. There are few opportunities to acquire such well designed state-of-the-art workspace in Cornwall. Office suites offer uncompromised flexible and spacious open plan accommodation - making maximum use of natural light - combining great design and versatile office space whilst minimizing energy use and harmful environmental impact.

The building envelopes have been designed to be exceptionally air tight, which reduces unwanted heat loss and saves energy.


The central heating system uses high-efficiency condensing boilers, operating at efficient low temperatures, reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, all radiators are thermostatically controlled with heating serving individual units independently zoned. In addition, energy meters are installed so that energy consumption for different uses can be monitored by the Building Management System.

Neil Stevens, Operations Director for the developer, commented: “We are delighted with the interest that our new development at Barncoose has attracted, with 50% of the office suites and industrial units already sold or under offer. Our clients to date have been impressed not only by the central location, with the main A30 access to the region only one minute away, but also the quality of the units which is second-to-none in the area.”


Various leading social housing and construction groups have secured spaces at the new development, and with modern light industrial facilities and storage space also available, the developers expect interest from clients involved in a wide range of market sectors.