The client's brief challenged the design team to develop a concept that embraces energy efficiency, targeting an EcoHomes assessment rating of 'excellent'. Located in one of the Mayor of London's Energy Action Areas, Strata SE1 embraces sustainable design and the latest renewable energy technologies. The wind turbines are expected to produce 50 Mwh of electricity per annum, approximately 8% of the building's total energy consumption.

Strata SE1 is designed for sustainable living. The scheme's environmental strategy includes three five-bladed, nine-metre diameter integrated wind turbines; a bespoke, high-performance unitised aluminium curtain wall system with an air permeability leakage rate (that is 50% more efficient than required building regulations); rainwater harvesting and recycling; and low-energy light bulbs throughout. While all landlord areas are low energy (and have absence and presence lighting control systems), apartments are typically 40% low energy and 60% Tungsten lamping. This is an improvement of 15% above the minimum regulation requirement of 25% low energy as stipulated in Part L. Strata will be connected to the planned Elephant & Castle MUSCo (Multi-Utility Services Company), a community combined heating and power scheme.

Independent analysis has compared CO2 emissions from Strata SE1 against the Building Regulations 2006 Part L2 targets. The result demonstrates that Strata SE1 will achieve a predicted 73.5% reduction in CO2 emissions when compared against the Building Regulations benchmark.
The project is adaptable to planned future developments in sustainable technologies within the SE1 area.

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