Number One, Riverside webcam
Construction of Number One, Riverside in
Rochdale town centre is underway.
The building which is being constructed by Sir Robert
McAlpine Limited, will be completed in 2012. It will bring together
around 2,000 council staff from more than 30 buildings, saving over
£28m in ongoing maintenance costs.
We have ambitious plans for Rochdale Town Centre and the new
building is central to this. In order to begin regenerating
Rochdale we need to move the council offices and other buildings on
Smith Street. This will make way for a superb retail and leisure
complex with a high quality public area and transport
interchange.
The new building will meet high energy saving standards
with features including solar thermal panels using the sun’s rays
to generate hot water and photovoltaic panels creating renewable
electricity. Plus wood chip will be burnt in a biomass boiler to
generate sustainable heat and rainwater will be collected from the
roof and recycled for the flushing of toilets. All of these will
save the Council millions as well as reducing its carbon
footprint.
This image is updated several times a day so keep checking back
to see the progress.
