Caddick Construction has completed United Healthcare Developments’ state-of-the-art four-storey health centre in Carlisle, making it the most-sustainable and energy-efficient primary care centre in the UK. 

Building work at Carlisle Healthcare South Hub began in 2021 and has seen the creation of a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’-rated development, with a large proportion of the building’s power supplied by renewable energy through rooftop photovoltaic panels. 

Determined to address the energy-intensive needs of primary care facilities, family-run business, United Healthcare Developments, brought forward designs for a more-sustainable healthcare facility. 

The building’s energy performance is rated -3/A+, making it carbon net zero.

The building envelope has been uniquely designed to the highest levels of efficiency, negating the need for a traditional heating system and avoiding any reliance on fossil fuels.

And each habitable room has a constant turnover of fresh air, creating a comfortable working environment for building users. 

David Brown, managing director of United Healthcare Developments, said: “For the unique design of this building to work, and to achieve a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating, it was a necessity for all elements of the building construction to be done to the highest quality.

“As a team we have worked effectively and I’m delighted that this flagship building is living up to all expectations.” 

Ian Threadgold, managing director of Caddick Construction in the North West, added: “This is a flagship scheme, drawing on the raft of experience we have in the healthcare sector.

“The resulting building is a highly-innovative and sustainable development that will prove hugely valuable for patients and healthcare employees across Cumbria.”