Santander Consumer Finance have relocated their regional head office to this five storey, 47,000 sq ft office building in Redhill, Surrey. Previously Balfour Beatty’s regional office, the building has been upgraded from Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating G to B. Green Building Design Consultants designed and managed a complete overhaul of mechanical and electrical equipment, working with Opl Group, the fit-out and refurbishment company owned by Balfour Beatty plc.

The overall brief was to provide very energy efficient space using all new technologies for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, power and data cabling.

All existing services were removed before new equipment was installed throughout the building. Low energy features include 4-pipe fan coils in the ceiling void for heat exchange, a new ventilation system with heat recovery, new high efficiency LED lighting with daylight dimming and PIR controls to save energy when rooms are unoccupied. State-of-the-art power plant and data systems were also selected to keep energy usage to a minimum.

Santander have relocated from an existing head office, also in Redhill, which is to be redeveloped as part of Aviva and Sainsbury’s plans to introduce new retail and office space to Redhill town centre.