Curtains appointed in council office scheme

A Curtins Consulting product story

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Nov 13, 2009

Curtins Consulting has been appointed to work on a project for Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council.

The project is for the construction of an office building and customer service centre.

The town centre development will feature a library and information centre, public customer services and training facilities, as well as offices for other local partners.

The building will replace the existing Municipal offices and 27 other current council office sites The offices will be located next to the new transport interchange, which will see the Metrolink tram come into the town centre.

Once completed the building is expected to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating.

Curtins' involvement in the project will include an assessment of contamination issues associated with the former site, potential flood risks for the new location, and the provision of extensive sustainable solutions.

The building due to open in 2012.