[2] Halton Borough Council were concerned about the building's impact on the environment and about its energy requirements.

[3] These include a TermoDeck slab system, a storage technique for controlling the environment within large and medium-sized buildings using hollow cores within pre-cast concrete floor slabs as ventilation ducts.

[5] RIBA praised the building for fitting into its context, using the canal-side location to give views, and making good use of its budget.

[6] It also won the Open Award for Technical Excellence in Architectural Technology 2008.

[7] For its community activities, The Brindley won the title Best Arts Project in the UK at The National Lottery Awards in 2007.