Ruskin Lane Consulting 2014 | Page 9

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© Marion Williams

COMMENDED
EDINBURGH CENTRE FOR
CARBON INNOVATION Edinburgh

NOMINATED BY: The Cockburn Association
ARCHITECT / LEAD DESIGNER: Malcolm Fraser Architects
CLIENT: University of Edinburgh
ECCI is the reuse of an
existing building, the old
High School, in Infirmary
Street in the historic heart
of Edinburgh. It has been
designed to achieve an
exceptionally low energy
demand and is the first
refurbished building in the
UK to achieve the industry
sustainability ‘BREEAM
Outstanding’ award at
design stage.

This is a tour-de-force
of technical and design
delivery, packed with
innovation and invention.
It offers an exceptional
new facility for Scotland’s
scientific and academic
communities as well as
the public sector, business
community and wider
civil society.

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