The LDA moves to new landmark building Palestra

The London Development Agency (LDA) moved into the Palestra building in Southwark on 25 September 2006.

This landmark building, designed by Will Alsop, will provide the LDA with improved working conditions that benefits our services to London, its people and its environment.

It was chosen after a detailed evaluation, negotiation and selection process of a number of buildings that met the location and accommodation criteria. Palestra was the only building evaluated that had a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method rating (BREEAM - Very Good rating).

The London Development Agency has also introduced a combined renewable energy system - making it a unique building in London - the only building with combined photovoltaic cells and wind turbines with 63kWp of photovoltaic panels on the roof and 21kW of wind turbines (14 turbines) also on the roof.

The combined renewable energy system will generate 3,397,000kWh of renewable electricity and reduce carbon dioxide CO2 emissions by 3,300 tonnes during its lifetime. The project is funded by the London Climate Change Agency.