SPOTLIGHT ON: THE FUTURE LEAP HUB & FUTURE LEAP ECO-FIT In 2018, we bought an old electronics shop and painstakingly transformed it into the Future Leap Hub on Bristol’s Gloucester Road. It’s now home to a thriving community that makes full use of the events space, eco-friendly shop, café and carbon-neutral co-working facilities we set up in the building. It’s also bristling with the kinds of state-of-the-art environmental technology our Eco-fit team can help your organisation install, acting as a tangible example of what can be achieved when businesses are designed with sustainability as a core principle. Here's just some of the sustainable features you’ll see if you pay us a visit. Active Travel Active travel is good for the environment and our health. That's why we’ve constructed secure bike storage and shower and locker facilities to encourage employees, co-workers and event attendees to walk, jog, wheel and cycle to our Hub. Solar PV Panels Purchased with support from the Mayoral Combined Authority and Future Leap Finance, the 15.99 kWp solar PV array on the Hub’s roof generates around 10% of the total electricity the building uses each year. 53

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