Bradford Council - Darley St Market 23
BRADFORD COUNCIL - DARLEY ST MARKET
Bradford ’ s Darley Street Market will be a state-of-the-art venue catering to all your shopping , socialising and cultural needs delivering a hub for all to enjoy .
The Darley Street Market scheme was approved by the Council in July 2018 , in order to remodel the city ’ s core shopping area by relocating its two existing city centre markets to Darley Street to secure the future vitality of this important area of the city centre .
The signing of the formal contract with Kier to act as the project ’ s Main Contractor took place in March 2021 .
The new 4,000m2 facility has a range of integrated ecological features including a smart heating system designed to significantly reduce the market ’ s energy consumption .
A computerised building energy management system will monitor , analyse and control the market ’ s internal environment and energy systems using an extensive network of smart meters .
Almost 200 high quality efficient solar roof panels will provide enough power to run the lifts , escalators and some of the energy efficient lights during daylight hours .
Ten roof lights with automatically operated ventilation louvres will provide natural lighting during the day whilst helping to manage the accumulation of heat during operating hours .
A heat recovery ventilation plant will supplement a natural ventilation system to pre-warm or cool the newly introduced fresh air and water for the rest rooms is to be heated by highly efficient air-sourced heat pumps integrated with solar thermal panels designed to boost water temperature .
Specialised external glazing with vertical fins will manage solar energy by reflecting the sun in summer and allowing sunlight through in winter .
The building ’ s clever lighting system features highly energyefficient LEDs , lighting sensors and an energy management control system which will work in harmony with the natural light systems to maximise energy savings .