Environmentally Sustainable Design

The new library is all about conserving energy, with lots of naturally lighted areas and with a design to promote reduced power consumption - the new library is all about saving energy and promoting e-friendly techniques.

Some key sustainability principles to be considered in the concept design:

• maximise building and siting orientation opportunities
• appropriate solar access
• exploit natural ventilation and lighting opportunities
• design integration of sustainable systems
• appropriate material selection
• renewable in lieu of finite resources
• design to promote reduced power consumption
• alternative and low impact power sources

The new library will stand there for many years so there has be careful consideration into furniture, fixtures and all the liking that they will be able to be there for a number of years and are sufficient enough to last the time.