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Floors

The Innovation Matrix has raised floors throughout, providing easy access to services.

Office/lab spaces

Office and lab spaces can have either a carpeted finish or an antistatic vinyl tile finish.

Ceilings

Office and lab spaces are fitted with a raft ceiling, central to the three metre grid bays around which the Innovation Matrix is designed. Standard lighting compliant to HSG38 (1997) is fitted throughout.

Ventilation, Heating and Cooling

The tenanted areas of the building will benefit from environmental control through mechanical ventilation heat recovery (MVHR) units. These will be controlled through CO2 monitoring sensors by the building management system and also have the capacity to be locally overridden if necessary. Heating will be provided by high level radiant panels with localised thermostatic control.

The central and shared “Street” area will be served by underfloor heating, controlled via wall mounted thermostats and timeclock overrides. Ventilation within the street will be served naturally via actuated windows and louvres.

Power and Data

Power and data provisions will be provided across the development via wall mounted outlets or within designated dado trunking. Additional floor box provision will also be available in most areas, served by flexible underfloor bus-track and data containment systems. All data outlets will be being wired in CAT 6A cabling; terminating in RJ45 outlets. Wi-Fi connectivity will be supported throughout.

The Innovation Matrix has been designed with sustainability at its core. The building will achieve an EPC rating of A, a BREEAM rating of Excellent and the landlord areas will be net zero carbon in operation.

From a construction perspective, the building benefits from high levels of insulation and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery in winter in order to keep the energy loadings at a minimum. In the summer months, offices will make use of natural ventilation to remain temperate and comfortable for building users. The summer ventilation strategy has been stress-tested in thermal models to ensure that it is future proof for global warming projections. The street is naturally ventilated via the clerestory windows and air source heat pumps heat the building via underfloor heating. Radiant panels will also be used to provide hot water. The glazing is designed to optimise daylighting while minimising solar gains in the summer. All offices benefit from high efficiency LED lighting and daylight dimming.

The roof is covered with 465m2 of highly efficient monocrystalline photovoltaic panels. The electricity generated by those PV panels will be utilised in the building, and the amount generated over the course of a year will be sufficient to serve users in the landlord areas of the building.

Sustainability targets will be monitored carefully as the building moves into the operational phase, and management protocols will be adjusted to ensure ongoing efficiencies for all building users.