Environmental & Sustainable Development

CEC Policy

Please click below for a copy of CEC's Environmental and Sustainable Development Policy.

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Sustainable Development

The team at Capital Enterprise Centres takes its responsibility for attractive, practical and sustainable developments very seriously. During all new building works, the opportunity to install appropriate energy saving measures such as PIR controls in the toilets always features in the design. A new feature used at Croydon for the first time is 'light tubes' which bring natural daylight into central areas of the building. The photo alongside shows the ceiling in an area at Croydon where you can see the effect of the circular 'light tubes' compared to the conventional standard light fittings.

Environmental

At the end of the construction phase we landscape as many areas as possible in order to create a pleasant working environment. During September 2006 our Croydon Centre Manager was presented with the Certificate of Excellence by Croydon Mayor Councillor Janet Marshall at a London in Bloom awards ceremony at the Arnhem Gallery, Fairfield Halls.The Centre was given the award for the extensive use of colourful and highly aromatic heather in landscaping surrounding the new purpose built Business Centre.

Once a business centre is operational our Centre Managers arrange recycling facilities for cardboard, paper and print cartridges. The skip for cardboard featured alongside is located at Capital Business Centre, Croydon.

Milton Keynes renewable energy

The Milton Keynes Business Centre has Capital Enterprise Centres' first example of a heating boiler designed to provide energy from renewable sources. This innovation demonstrates the company's commitment to sustainable development.
The wood burning boiler, which will provide heat to the main office and studio buildings, uses wood-chip fuel from renewable sources.

Green travel

With increasing pressure on people to consider alternatives to car travel CEC/ECL always aim to provide cycle storage facilities. Please see the photo alongside showing the storage hoops in place at Chelmsford.
In addition the five centres shown below have shower facilities for customers' use if they cycle or jog to work or during the lunch break.

Waterhouse Business Centre, Chelmsford
Churchill Square Business Centre, Kings Hill
Capital Business Centre, Croydon
Greenway Business Centre, Harlow
Milton Keynes Business Centre

In addition the centre managers at Harlow and Milton Keynes operate a Green Travel Plan as encouraged by the Local Authority.