Tesco’s Timber-Clad Envelope
Sets An Example For
Sustainable Supermarkets
Timber as a building material is one of the most efficient, safest
and cheapest forms of carbon capture and storage available to
architects and engineers as a building material, making it an
ideal solution for the increasingly eco-conscious retail industry.
Bedford based Multi-Disciplinary Architects, Engineers and
Development Consultants Woods Hardwick were tasked with
turning Tesco’s outlet in Corby, Northamptonshire, into an
Eco Store. This brief brought with it its own challenges, as the
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structure was to be built on a brownfield site.
The land had been contaminated through its association
with the Corby Steel Works, which required the construction
team to work closely with the Environment Agency. From
the ground up, all environmental criteria were addressed
at the site to incorporate the most effective treatments.
The envelope, building fabric, structural components and
composition had a crucial role to play.