Sustainable Innovation in New Developments
If Manchester was the world’s first modern city then NOMA is the place where it all began…
NOMA is the place where entrepreneur Richard Arkwright built Shudehill Mill and cemented Manchester’s future as an industrial powerhouse, and where The Co-op grew on the founding principles of democracy, education and co-operation.
In embracing the area’s past, NOMA is inspiring its future, creating a new 20 acre neighbourhood where you can live, work, create and innovate.
“NOMA is a prime example of sustainable development... as setting the blueprint for sustainable development in the city.”
– Joanne Roney – Chief Executive, Manchester City Council
4 Angel Square
This 11 storey, 200,000ft² building, completed in early 2023, is already setting new industry benchmarks:
- First building in central Manchester to receive a NABERS UK Design for Performance target rating of Five Stars.
- Designed with BREEAM Outstanding, EPC A, Fitwel 2 Star, WiredScore Platinum, and ActiveScore Platinum accreditation.
- Net Zero in operation, powered exclusively by renewable electricity; includes air source heat pumps, rooftop PV, and a smart enabled Building Management System for real-time energy, air, and climate monitoring.
- Health and wellbeing features include a wellness suite, business lounges, bike storage (212 spaces), 26 EV charging bays, and terrace / communal spaces. Users benefit from a downloadable app offering contactless access, lift calls, energy metrics, air quality data, and more.
2 & 3 Angel Square
Poised to join One and Four, these next generation offices are under construction:
- Combined delivering ~440,000ft² of Grade A workspace, targeting BREEAM Outstanding, NABERS 5 Stars (even cited a target of 5.5), Fitwel (2 or 3 stars), ActiveScore Platinum, and WiredScore Platinum.
- Operationally net zero carbon with significantly reduced embodied carbon, integrating high performance glazing, airtight construction, thermal zoning, adaptable design for longevity and recycling, and circular economy principles.
- Public realm design incorporates garden terraces, water features and connectivity between NOMA’s communal spaces, all with wellbeing and sustainability in mind.
- Cycle priority: 250+ cycle spaces, showers, drying rooms, lockers, a bike maintenance area, and EV provisions.
PLANT at NOMA
PLANT focus on revitalising often-overlooked urban city centre spaces, collaborating with developers, the city council, and local organisations to transform and care for pockets of wild green areas, creating opportunities to bring communities together through gardening.
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PLANT
PLANT Co-operative CIC is a multi award-winning, not-for-profit urban gardening collective, founded right here at NOMA in the spring of 2021.
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Grow With It Campaign
The RHS Grow With It campaign returns in 2025 with the theme “Small Spaces, Big Impact”.
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