Arcadis has been appointed by Leicester City Council to deliver what is thought to be the UK’s first carbon-neutral bus station.
The new design will replace St Margaret’s Bus Station and includes LED lighting, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery and air source heat pumps.
It also includes 750 square metres of solar panels, which Arcadis said 'will generate enough energy to power the station and feed extra energy back into the grid'.
The total redevelopment is reported to cost around £13.5m. Planning approval was granted in early January, and demolition of the existing station is currently underway. The project is due to complete in May 2022.
Anesh Chauhan, project manager for Arcadis, said: 'We’re very excited to be involved in delivering such an exciting project, which is a great example of how we’re driving the sustainability agenda.
Deputy city mayor for environment and transportation Cllr Adam Clarke said: 'These exciting plans to replace St Margaret’s Bus Station with a striking, new and carbon-neutral building will signal the beginning of a revival of this part of the city.
'It also represents an ambitious and important step forwards in our efforts to become a carbon-neutral and climate-adapted city by 2030.'
Leicester City Council is also planning to revamp the streets around the station as part of the wider St Margaret’s Gateway regeneration project, supported by a £10.5m allocation from the Getting Building Fund, a pot of government funding awarded to the Leicester and the local LEP.
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