South Glasgow Hospital Campus

Ecoteric are the Low Carbon Design advisers to the New Southern General Hospital, Glasgow; placed by the Carbon Trust with this project in 2008.

Since that time, Susan Logan, has provided many services keeping carbon issues firmly on the agenda, including:

Advised on the appointment of the Boards advisers
Provided advice to the team on the exemplar design for the new Hospital
Worked with the procurement team to set a strategy for carbon and sustainability targets, resulting in the setting of 80kg/CO2/annum operational energy including unregulated loads
Supplied the section of the output specification dealing with energy and sustainability
Taken part in the competitive dialogue and tender evaluation, ensuring that a significant score of the quality evaluation was applied to the energy and sustainability issues.
Set up a tracker system to monitor the emergent design against the energy and carbon objectives
Monitored the operational energy model
Chaired an monthly tracker meeting through the design period
Audited key design drawings and specifications to ensure opportunities were taken to implement efficient design – this included mechanical and electrical building services.
Advised on key aspect of the architectural design which resulted in changes to cladding insulation, glazing type and entrance designs
Instigated a set of environmental strategy drawings to inform system choice, avoid conflicting systems and inform controls
Audited the controls specification and detailed control system descriptions
Managed a programme of WLC component review looking at WLC based selection of major plant and equipment.
Advised on procurement principles for clinical and non clinical equipment

Now during the construction and commissioning phase, Susan will advise on metering and commissioning for optimum efficiency.