Work begins on Birmingham's greenest development

Work has started on what will be the greenest mixed-use development in Birmingham.

City architects PCPT is constructing its new headquarters at the Spencer Point development in the city's Jewellery Quarter, along with 13 apartments that are designed at the environmentally conscious buyer - which will be a benchmark for future city living schemes.

The apartments range from one-bedroom flats to penthouses and include the infrastructure necessary to introduce the very latest energy saving technologies.

The building will be the first in the city centre to include affordable green engineering and future-proof technology features such as sun pipes to lobbies, heat transfer, stack and wind powered ventilation, rainwater recycling, solar panels and a green roof.