World's first 'zero carbon' skyscraper planned for Birmingham

A developer has unveiled plans to build a zero carbon development featuring a 172m-tall skyscraper in Birmingham.

The 993,046ft² Curzon Wharf scheme, proposed by developer Woodbourne Group, would see the construction of new residential, retail, office, and research and development and life sciences facilities on a site currently occupied by 1960s industrial units.

The 53-storey skyscraper would contain build-to-rent accommodation and would be Birmingham's tallest building. A student accommodation block would stand 41 storeys tall and a 'co-living' block 14 storeys tall.

It will also include nearly 130,000ft² of office, R&D and life science space, over 3,000ft² of retail space, over 15,000ft² of leisure space, over 76,424ft² of new and improved public realm and 490m of new and improved walking and cycling routes.

The development would be within eight minutes' walking distance of the new HS2 Curzon Street station.

The plans have been designed after five years of consultation with Birmingham City Council and a team of regeneration and built-environment specialists, according to Woodbourne Group. 

This article originally appeared on Construction Manager