Scottish Natural Heritage Inverness, HQ Building, Scotland Offices in Highlands

Scottish Natural Heritage Headquarters Award

Great Glen House Inverness, Scotland – by Keppie Design

23 Feb 2007

Scottish Natural Heritage Building

Scottish Natural Heritage HQ voted best corporate workplace in UK at BCO Awards 2007

Great Glen House : information from Keppie Design, 2007:

Scottish Natural Heritage HQ wins BRE Office Building of the Year Award

At the BRE Conference in London on 9 May, representatives of Keppie Design received the BRE Office Building of the Year award for the new £13m Scottish Natural Heritage Headquarters in Inverness.

Now nearing completion, the building achieved a BREEAM score of 84%, confirmed by BRE as the highest score ever achieved by any building in the UK since the system was introduced in 1998.

Photos by Michael Wolchover

Keppie Design and Robertson Property won the project for the 6000sqft, passive environmentally designed office in October 2004 as a result of their positive response to an extremely detailed environmental and sustainability brief from SNH.

The low energy building uses solar power within the heating and cooling systems, and the natural materials used are generally indigenous to Scotland and sourced locally. Designed as an open plan flexible office, the building provides an excellent environment for effective working and makes an important statement about sustainable offices.

Scottish Natural Heritage HQ Building images / information from Keppie Design, 230207

Great Glen House photos Michael Wolchover, from Keppie Design Feb 2007: