Eco Tesco comes to Lincolnshire
The UK's second 'zero carbon' Tesco store has been built in Bourne, Lincolnshire.
Building services company EIC has completed the mechanical and electrical fit-out of the store after being appointed by McLaren Construction.
The zero carbon fit-out included the installation of chilled and combined heat and power systems; a ‘free cooling’ air scoop system which naturally ventilates the building, and lighting control programmes.
A timber-frame was used for the building's exterior, with skylights and sun pipes installed to light the shopping area.
The first Tesco 'carbon zero' store was opened in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire. Another has been planned for a site in Welshpool, Powys.
Ian Lyall, joint managing director of Warwickshire-based EIC, said: "The Tesco zero carbon store in Bourne will play a powerful role in not only tackling climate change itself but also, perhaps more importantly, in encouraging others to do so too, so we were delighted to be a part of its design and build."
