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The Green Building

The Green Building purports to be an environmentally conscious mixed-use development situated in Manchester, England. It was designed by Farrells, who aimed to create a sustainable environment on an unusual triangular plot, adjacent to Oxford Road station. The building was constructed by Taylor Woodrow as part of the Macintosh Village development, which was formerly a Dunlop tyre factory and also the birthplace of the Mackintosh raincoat.

A total of 32 apartments are arranged across the uppermost eight stories of the ten-floor development. The lower two levels contain a children's day nursery, operated by Bright Horizons, and a commercial unit that is currently vacant.

There are no performance figures currently available for the building. The communal heating and hot water system is, as of 2023, moving from a charging regime based on floor area (therefore the costs are socialised) to one based on actual usage, by the installation of heat meters. This is expected to reduce energy consumption, however the energy consumption (for instance communal electricity consumption) is still high compared with, say, a Passivhaus standard.

In 2006, the architects Farrells were awarded a Sustainable Civic Trust Award for the Green Building development.

Due to the city centre location of the Green Building, public transport links are in abundance. Subsequently, no car parking spaces were provided as part of the development. Limited space for bicycle storage is supplied with both internal and external facilities available.

The Green Building is located on New Wakefield Street adjacent to Oxford Road station.

There are two Metrolink tram stops close to the Green Building. Deansgate-Castlefield and St Peter's Square are nearby, both on most Metrolink lines.

The site the Green Building resides on has two public thoroughfares either side of the development, both pedestrianised. The main road for vehicle access is Great Marlborough Street, which has pay and display on-street parking for up to three hours.

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