The £50 million, 12-acre project is an extension to the city’s existing science park opposite The University of Nottingham. It will be one of the country’s first environmentally sustainable business parks – the buildings will have brown roofs to aid insulation and encourage biodiversity and will use carbon neutral fuel. The site’s green spaces, which will be open to the public, are designed to provide a clean and healthy atmosphere, including a boardwalk of giant wooden lilies connecting to the adjacent nature reserve, the university lake and a wildflower meadow.

Nick Ebbs, chief executive of blueprint, said "sustainable development is fundamental, not just to this project but to the entire organisation".

“This is the difference that blueprint brings to all that it develops. This is the approach of our private sector investment partners, Igloo, and it is core to what we do. The Nottingham Science Park development shows how blueprint will help to set the standard for change in regeneration and property development, not just in the East Midlands but across the country.”

“Good design supports the transformation of existing places and the creation of new ones. The Nottingham Science Park site has been derelict for many years, and blueprint is evolving an environment that will be innovative, original and special – a superior location for science and technology occupiers - as well as supporting the growth of the knowledge economy in Nottingham’s Science City.

“Blueprint is about delivering projects where the market is not fully addressing their unique requirements – whether social economic or environmental – and developing market potential.”

Nick Ebbs said: “The Science Park development is a good example of how the blueprint model works and how it can engage with other partners – including emda, Nottingham City Council, GNP and Castle College - and we could not have delivered the scheme without them."

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