Alucraft uses Hydro REDUXA to produce 2000 aluminium fins for Coopers Cross

Coopers Cross in the north docklands of Dublin is planning to install 2,000 architectural fins made up of Hydro's low-carbon aluminium range, Hydro REDUXA. Coopers Cross will utilise these aluminium fins to minimise the demand for heating and air conditioning in its office buildings, a first in Ireland's commercial real estate market.

Kennedy Wilson and Cain International have collaborated with Alucraft to vertically place low-carbon fins on the exterior of the scheme's office structures on the six-acre complex in the capital's docklands. According to the developer, the sustainable manufacturing process reduces the embodied carbon generated by more than 75 per cent of standard equivalent products. It will reduce the carbon footprint within Coopers Cross by an estimated 1.9 million kilogrammes of CO2, which is equal to 2,365 flights from Dublin to New York.

"The architectural fins underscore our environmental commitment and will reduce the embodied carbon at Coopers Cross, setting a new standard for innovation in design and construction in Ireland," said Peter McKenna, head of development (Europe) at Kennedy Wilson.

The fins, in addition to contributing an aesthetic aspect to the façade of the buildings, control solar gain and decrease the need for artificial cooling and heating, resulting in reduced operating carbon and, according to the developers, energy savings for future Coopers Cross tenants.

The Coopers Cross development, which has received a platinum Smart Score certification (the global standard for smart buildings), is aiming for the highest sustainability credentials, such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), WELL (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology), and BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology).