The Tribeca brick: Made from earth and water but (crucially) no fire

By Thomas Lane2024-08-15T06:00:00

London’s largest life sciences project is trialling the use of a low carbon earth brick for the basement walls of the first phase. It could be a game-changer for schemes looking to radically reduce their carbon footprint. Thomas Lane reports

Demand for life sciences laboratory space in London is seemingly insatiable. The Francis Crick Institute is converting its roof space into laboratories, insurer LV’s old office is being converted into labs and British Land is now offering lab space in its former, all-office Regent’s Place development.

So, it should come as a relief that the first phase of what will be London’s largest purpose-built life sciences facility is just completing. Called Tribeca, this was originally destined to be an office development until the Francis Crick Institute came along.

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