T2 King’s Cross

Embodied and Whole Life Carbon reduction strategy for the new 12-storey mixed-use two-building scheme at the northern end of the King’s Cross site in Central London.

From Stage 1 through Practical Completion, SCP’s involvement includes:

• Preliminary embodied carbon appraisal of structure and cladding options
• Low carbon advice and embodied carbon comparative studies throughout Stage 2
• Design team workshops to identify opportunities for embodied carbon reduction of the building by considering design optimisation, material specs coordination and construction efficiency
• Liaise with the design team to identify which measures can be adopted focusing on durability, future adaptability, demountability, recycling and cost benefit principles
• Supervision of design specification process in order to monitor all the required measures to achieve the proposed embodied carbon reduction target
• Stage 3 Carbon Budget and carbon reduction option strategy and definition of carbon target
• Contribution to BREEAM ‘Material’ and ‘Waste’ credits

Further detail

Currently through the Technical Design stage.

SCP is working closely to the design team and contractor in order to steer the project advancement.