Martlesham
Green Light Trust (GLT) provide training and support for people suffering mental illness, near woodlands and forestry environments. Natural Building Systems was commissioned to design and manufacture the wall and roof elements for a new building, in an under-used car park adjoining woodland near Martlesham, owned by Suffolk County Council.
Tom the then CEO of The Green Light Trust on why choosing Natural Building Systems;
“We made a really conscious decision we wanted to stick with the environmental credentials of GLT as an organisation so having the minimal impact and more so having a positive impact on the environment is a key part to us and a lot of the decisions we have had to make on this project have deep green credentials at heart”
“Natural Building Systems and their structural engineer’s Simple Works came up with foundation design using crushed concrete, meaning no concrete in our foundations. This is a philosophy that has developed from working with Natural Building Systems Hemp based product and now it has evolved into using no cement on other areas of the build”.
Dayle Bayliss, Project Manager and engineer.
Key information
Location: Martlesham, Ipswich
Project type: New-build
Sector: Commercial
Size: 100 m2 (2x 50 m2 buildings)
Project stage: Thermal envelope and external cladding timber completed, pending internal finishes and MEP service
Martlesham Park and Ride, Ipswich, Suffolk. July 2023.
Community charity space
