Eland House is an office building in Westminster

City of Westminster

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, London

London

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 occupied by the Department for Communities and Local Government

Department for Communities and Local Government

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. It was designed by EPR Architects

EPR Architects

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 and built by Mowlem

Mowlem

Mowlem was one of the largest construction and civil engineering companies in the United Kingdom. Carillion bought the firm in 2006.-History:Founded by John Mowlem in 1822, the company was awarded a Royal Warrant in 1902 and went public on the London Stock Exchange in 1924. It acquired SGB Group in...

 for Land Securities, and although finally completed in 1998, staff of the former Department of the Environment had moved in in late 1995/early 1996.

The building is 59 m (152 ft) high, with 11 floors providing 35,000 m² (376,250 sq ft) of office space housing 2,500 staff. It incorporates a number of environmental features including a cogeneration

Cogeneration

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 plant and active

Active solar

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 solar panel

Photovoltaic module

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