Demolition begins to make way for UK’s first Passivhaus hotel
Silverstone Building Consultancy is project managing the construction of a 19,300 sq ft hotel located at Runswick Bay near Whitby.
Stainforth Construction, based in Shipley, is undertaking the demolition work, which is expected to take eight weeks.
The existing hillside hotel will be replaced by a 20-bed coastal hotel, which is aiming to be accredited as the UK’s first Passivhaus hotel.
The new building will deliver high thermal and airtightness performance, meaning the property will require a lower amount of energy to heat and maintain temperature.
Demolition is underway ahead of the new Passivhaus structure
Ben Rennocks, director at Silverstone Building Consultancy, said: “This is a complex and incredibly exciting project to work on. The Passivhaus benchmark is more commonly aspired to by new-build housing projects and is rarely applied to commercial buildings so there is a lot of research and learning involved and we’re enjoying the challenge.”
Melissa Tomlinson, managing director of hotel owner Octopi Property, said: “It’s a huge milestone for us to be able to announce that demolition is commencing. It’s taken a lot of time and effort from all involved parties to make it happen because it’s such a huge process.
“Silverstone fully understands what we are trying to achieve and are highly experienced in delivering new hotels so we’re confident the project is in safe hands.”
Silverstone Building Consultancy, a firm of chartered building surveyors and project managers with offices in Leeds, Newcastle and London, has previously managed the restoration of a number of hotels for The Inn Collection Group’s portfolio, including The Harrogate Inn, Ripon Spa Hotel and the former Park Hotel, Tynemouth.
