LENZIE-based Fleming has officially broken ground on the company’s latest multi-million pound project, the Bishopton & Dargavel Satellite Facility.
The project marks a significant step forward in meeting the healthcare needs of the growing community in Bishopton and Dargavel Village.
Working alongside Hub West Scotland and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde through a detailed pre-construction period, Fleming explained that designs were developed to meet a range of requirements to ensure this building could function well for practitioners, visitors and the wider community as an element of the wider masterplan for the site.
The schedule of accommodation seeks to provide five consulting rooms, one treatment room, four multi-use rooms and one community room. These aim to maximise the clinicians’ ability to deliver services in as broad a manner as possible.
At the core of the design is a commitment to sustainability, driven by SDaC (Sustainable Design and Construction) where decisions were measured against the key themes. Throughout the design process, embodied carbon was tracked and was a key consideration in overall approach and material selection.
Fleming added that an ambitious target for in-use sustainability has been addressed through a fabric first approach with an airtight, highly insulated envelope, high performance windows, and a large roof mounted solar PV system.
Sister division, Fleming Timber Structures, designed and optimised the timber frame solution utilising I joist/studs and are manufacturing and installing the largely timber structure, described as having a positive impact on the overall embodied carbon in the project.
An additional carbon target has been set for the project delivery phase, with many of the necessary actions already aligning with Fleming’s internal goals for carbon reduction and journey towards achieving net zero.
Having recently refurbished the existing Bishopton Medical centre as well as developing the early years facility around 100m from this site, Fleming said it is delighted to continue its work with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and the wider community with a range of enhanced social value commitments.
The project team includes Holmes Miller, Cowal Design Consultants, Aecom, Sterry Walters Partnership, Brown + Wallace, and development partner Hub West Scotland.
