Chetwoods have worked with Sainsbury’s for more than twenty years, providing innovative solutions for new stores, extensions and mixed use developments throughout the country.
Environmental innovations now featuring throughout Sainsbury’s portfolio stem from an initial four year commission to explore environmental sustainability in superstore design. This led to the Greenwich store which represented a watershed in supermarket design and was the first UK building to achieve the Excellent BREEAM rating.
Key design features of this pioneering building include a north-lit sales area creating a comfortable market environment; under floor heating, cooling and passive ventilation; earth sheltering, bore holes feeding CHP plant via the London aquifer and an annual saving in energy usage.
The low energy design also incorporates photovoltaics, wind turbines and recycled materials throughout and many of its innovative features are now being replicated throughout the world.
