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News Release from: Higgins Construction | Subject: Bio-diverse green roofing
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 April 2007
Bio-diverse green roofing
Bio-diverse green roofing is just one of the sustainability features of a GBP6 million development of 60 new affordable low-energy homes.
is just one of the sustainability features of a GBP6 million development of 60 new affordable low-energy homes required by clients LandQ Group and subsidiary Tower Homes housing association to be built by Higgins Construction PLC on the site of a redundant recycling depot in the London Borough of Lambeth So the recycling site will be recycled into the eco-housing
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 23 Sep 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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As well as providing affordable housing with low energy costs, the buildings are intended to create a dynamic natural habitat within the green roofing for invertebrate wildlife.
Whilst the living green roof will be constructed with vegetation and other materials to encourage more biodiversity, a 40% target for the renewable specification of all materials used also requires the main contractor to work with photovoltaics to convert the solar energy of natural sunlight into free household electricity, high-performance insulation and wood-chip biomass boiler heating technology.
The borough council sold the site on Vale Street in West Norwood for 100% affordable housing, for both rent and shared ownership with low energy requirements, aiming to address climate change as a demonstration project with a sustainability agenda.
The approach is to exceed what the BRE's EcoHomes standard defines as "excellent." To achieve this, the solar photovoltaic panels will supplement mains electricity and reduce harmful carbon emissions by 10 per cent.
Their orientation will maximise the production of electricity in the winter months.
The biomass boiler for both space heating and hot water should reduce carbon emissions by 30 per cent.
The development is intended to promote sustainability as a lifestyle with storage for 94 bicycles within the design's brief and provision for a pooled car.
Construction on site begins in April to complete within 70 weeks, the three blocks comprising 12 terraced town houses (all three storeys, two homes with wheelchair access) and 48 apartments (four storeys, one ground-floor flat with wheelchair access).
Architect: Stock Woolstencroft.
Structural/civil engineers: Walker Associates.
MandE engineers: Robinson Associates.
Employers agent/QS: Hunter and Partners.
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