19 Cornwall, Birmingham, UK
Built in 1989 and home to PwC in the Midlands for 27 years before they relocated in 2019, this 7-storey building has been transformed by Kier Property and Associated Architects into a sustainable workplace prioritising wellbeing and environmental performance, ticking all the right boxes for NABERS, WiredScore, Well and BREEAM.
Project Information
Project Name
Location
Building type
Building Condition Before Retrofit
% Of Structure Retained
Building Size m2
Earmarked for Demolition? Y/N
Building Repurposed/Change of Use? Y/N
Developer
Architect
Engineers
Contractor
Environmental
Embodied Carbon Data Available?
Demolition Waste Diversion Estimates Available?
Operational Carbon/Energy Use Data Available?
Biodiversity Net Gain?
Social Value
Contribution to Housing stock?
Improvements in Social Infrastructure?
Effect on local businesses?
Job Creation?
Community Engagment?
Financial
Cost analysis Demolition vs. Refurbishment?
Economic Value of Retrofit?
Government Grants Available?
What grants and financial incentives would have been beneficial?
Policy and Regulatory
Policies that disincentivise re-use?
Policies that incentivise or facilitate reuse?
Policy changes desired
Related links:
News story: 19 Cornwall tour report
19 Cornwall website
Kier website
Associated Architects website