The council’s new headquarters is a key project in our ‘Remaking Barnsley’ masterplan and the flagship for our modernisation programme.
- Low energy, low cost and environmentally friendly, including carbon neutral biomass heating and rainwater collection and treatment
- Solar-shading grills save artificial light, and natural ventilation saves artificial cooling
- Raises design values and is proof that higher quality, sustainable development is now the standard for Barnsley
- Supports new ways of working to help us become even more efficient
- Accommodates 800 people
- Helps to free previous office space for other developments, including our Digital Media Centre
- More cost effective than having offices dotted around the town centre
- Carefully planned internal layout to promote a better work atmosphere
- Interior features designed to meet the needs of people with disabilities
- Cost effective electronic filing and off-site storage of paper documents
