Stride Treglown was commissioned to design Sainsbury’s flagship low carbon store. The curved Glulam timber frame building is heated using a bio-mass boiler fired by locally sourced wood pellets. Large sections of curtain walling at the checkout areas and the 750mm diameter sun pipes over the sales area reduce the amount of artificial lighting needed. Other sustainable measures introduced include the use of locally recycled aggregates within the Terrazzo floor finish and concrete solutions, rainwater harvesting, locally sourced materials to reduce delivery distances, such as the stone for the new Devon hedges surrounding the site and two 21m high wind turbines. Recycled plastic has been used wherever possible, for example for the fencing to the Park and Ride facility. Vanity units and IPS panels in customer toilets are made from recycled plastic bottles. Car park signage and covered trolley shelters are made from FSC sourced timber.