Miller construction builds fully recyclable timber building in North Yorkshire

Miller Construction won the contract to construct the sustainable Dalby visitor centre in North Yorkshire. The building has been designed in such a way that all components, including structural insulated panels and steel screw piles can be removed.

Key points


• Constructed almost entirely from material that can be recycled.
• The installation of a biomass boiler burning wood chips from the forest.
• A wind turbine and photovoltaic cells for renewable energy.
• A grey water recycling installation for sanitation connected to an on site sewerage treatment plant.

Contractor: Miller Construction . Client: Forestry Commission . Architect: White Design . QS: Turner & Townsend . Engineer: Halcrow Group

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