The session is being held as part of on-going consultations with the community about the building, in particular the planned changes to Earlham Park car park resulting from the build.

The session at the Zuckerman Institute, UEA, between 1-3pm, will provide an open environment for local residents, business owners and members of the public to discuss changes to the car park and what it means for users of Earlham Park.

Led by key members of the project team, planning board and local community, the session aims to reassure the public and communicate the benefits that the development will bring to the community.

John French, project director for the Enterprise Centre, said: “Earlham Park is a valuable resource for Norwich residents and keeping the car park open for use has always been a consideration in our planning application. We propose to make half of the car park, approximately 34 spaces, available to users of Earlham Park during working hours. The other half of the car park will be for business tenants of the NRP Enterprise Centre and this has been set at a minimum, in keeping with a low carbon building.”

The new car park will also be updated, properly lined and will have lighting which will allow more efficient use of the space.

Users of the proposed Enterprise Centre, an exemplar low carbon building located adjacent to Earlham Hall on the former Citycare Works Depot, will also be encouraged to use public transport or car pool which in turn will see less spaces being used in the car park.

The Enterprise Centre will house a mix of academic teaching and enterprise functions. Designed by architects Architype, BDP Engineers and Churchman Landscape Architects, it aims to become the first commercial building in the UK to achieve both the Passivhaus and BREEAM Outstanding standards.

Being delivered by UEA’s Adapt Low Carbon Group and constructed by Morgan Sindall, the scheme also aspires to set radical new standards in terms of embodied energy and the use of materials from renewable sources.