Willmott Dixon is undertaking a major window replacement project at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham to improve energy efficiency and reduce its carbon footprint.
The new windows will cover more than 18,000 sq m and will be installed in all the hospital’s four main blocks. The existing windows have been in place since the hospital opened in 1977.
Willmott Dixon has already replaced more than two miles of windows with modern frames made from 80% recycled aluminium. The double-glazed replacements will improve air tightness and heat retention.
The project is led by power company E.ON, which has partnered with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust on its 15-year programme to decarbonise the hospital.
The new windows are expected to save the hospital an estimated £5m per year in energy costs. They may also help it reduce its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030.
The works are being funded by the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which is administered by Salix Finance on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
The project is expected to complete in 2024.
