New eco flats promise to reduce carbon emissions
One of the country's leading community
regeneration specialists, Bramall Construction, is helping future
residents reduce their carbon footprints by building a block of
flats using environmentally-friendly materials.
Carbon reducing technology is being installed in eight new build
flats being constructed at Cumberland Street in Macclesfield as
part of an £850,000 contract for Cheshire Peaks & Plains
Housing Trust.
Bramall, which forms part of the Keepmoat group, aims to reduce
carbon emissions by up to 44% per property and help residents
reduce their annual household bills when they move into the
properties in October this year.
The design includes the installation of ventilation systems
designed to cut down on traffic noise, the inclusion of
photovoltaic panels to generate electricity, improved insulation in
the walls, floors and roof, energy efficient boilers and a timber
framed structure with brick cladding sympathetic to the local area.
Tenants will also benefit from water saving features in kitchens
and bathrooms.
The new flats will achieve Level 4 under the Code for Sustainable
Homes.
Bramall's Design Manager Arthur Hallworth said: "The site
used to be one of the offices of Cheshire Peaks & Plains and
part of the works was the demolition of their old buildings on the
site.
"We have embraced carbon reducing eco technologies as part of
this project and have used more modern versions of Victorian
features to allow the development to fit in with its surroundings
in Macclesfield.
"It is an exciting project as we believe we are the first in
the Keepmoat group to use this technology in flats rather than just
houses and hope to utilise the experience we have gained to benefit
other clients in future."
Following the recent success in Cumberland Street, Cheshire Peaks
& Plains has asked Bramall Construction to build two new blocks
of flats in Honford Court in Hanforth, Wilmslow.
The £3.3 million contract will also be delivered to Level 4 of
the Code for Sustainable Homes and will include carbon reducing
technologies including air source heat pumps.
Bramalls Managing Director Dave Prescott said: "Our work with
Cheshire Peaks & Plains proves that we both share the common
objective of being at the forefront of cutting edge technology that
protects the environment.
Sustainability is at the core of everything we do and we are
excited by the prospect of repeating this programme of works with
other clients in order to promote the benefits of carbon reducing
technology."
Nigel Bennett, Development Manager at Cheshire Peaks & Plains,
added "This is the first new build project for Cheshire Peaks
& Plains Housing Trust and we are really pleased to be working
with Bramall on this innovative project to provide energy efficient
homes for our customers. We have been heavily involved with the
design process to ensure that our new homes offer whole house
environmentally friendly solutions and we are hoping to link with
energy suppliers to include renewable technologies and facilities
for monitoring energy consumption over time."
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