Wellington Vale is a brand new 80 bedroom residential care home in Waterlooville, Hampshire. Hopkins carried out a design & build contract for all mechanical, electrical and public health services on the development and were involved in the design from the initial planning application stage. The project achieved an “Excellent” rating under BREEAM in part achieved by the innovative services design J&B Hopkins provided which included Photovoltaic Panels (PV), gas absorption heat pumps to generate domestic hot water and a high efficiency LED lighting scheme with automated lighting control.