Case Studies

22 Bishopsgate sets new benchmark for sustainable design

Sector:
Commercial Office
Location:
London, UK
Completion date:
January 2021
Architect:
PLP Architecture

The stunning façade of 22 Bishopsgate is both beautiful and an impressive feat of engineering, but it also has sustainability at the heart of its design.

The building, owned by Lipton Rodgers Developments, consists of more than 50 floors of category A office space as well as London’s highest restaurant and viewing point, a lounge, bar, retreat, gym, food hall and a range of other amenities including the capital’s largest bike park.

Tate supplied and installed 118,254 sq. m. of PSA:2021 medium grade RMG600 raised access flooring for the main areas of the building. By installing over 340,000 panels, our solution accounted for just 6.1% of the building’s total carbon.

WSP analysis shows 22 Bishopsgate has an embodied carbon rating below that of commercial office targets for a net-zero building. The building’s rating of 591Kg CO2e/m² is 41% lower than London Energy Transformation Initiative’s benchmark.

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Frequently Asked Questions

22 Bishopsgate is imposing in every sense of the word.  Not only is it the second largest building in the country, it boasts a stunning façade that is both beautiful and an impressive feat of engineering. 

But while the outside is impressive, its environmental impact is remarkably low.  Along with 50 floors of category A office space and a host of leisure amenities, this is a building with sustainability at its heart. 

22 Bishopsgate has an embodied carbon rating below that of commercial office targets for a net-zero building, at just 591Kg CO2 e/m².  This is 41% lower than London Energy Transformation Initiative’s benchmark and positions it as one of London’s leading high-performance buildings.

Tate supplied and installed 118,254 sq metres of PSA:2021 Medium Grade RMG600 raised access flooring, totalling more than 340,000 panels to this extraordinary development.  

This high-performance flooring spans the office areas while still only accounting for 6.1% of the building’s total carbon.