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News Release from: ISG Jackson | Subject: Hastoe Housing Association
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 April 2008
ISG Jackson highly sustainable housing
development
Jackson Special Projects secure a GBP1.2 million project with Hastoe Housing Association in Ashill, Norfolk.
The highly sustainable development of twelve new affordable homes is expected to raise the bar locally for environmental building performance, and will be completed in just 35 weeks The new homes will be constructed using off-site manufactured, pre-insulated timber frame panels, which will be delivered to site and then craned into position
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 4 Mar 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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This construction method is not only more sustainable than traditional building techniques but also dramatically reduces the overall build programme.
The twelve homes come in single, two bed and three bed configurations and are arranged in five individual blocks across the site.
Homes will be highly insulated to minimise heat loss and reduce heating costs for residents, with solar water heating panels installed on the roof to provide a sustainable hot water system.
Large glazing panels will be installed on the southerly facing elevations of the new homes to enhance the flow of natural light within the buildings.
Rainwater will also be harvested in water butts to irrigate gardens and minimise storm water run off and ISG Jackson Special Projects will form a pond to attract wildlife and plant a three metre wide environmental strip to the boundaries of the site to encourage species diversity.
The provision of flexible, whole of life accommodation is a key consideration for Hastoe Housing Association and the new homes will conform to the Joseph Rowntree Lifetime Homes standards.
The homes have been carefully designed so that crucial modifications, such as the installation of a lift, are possible without major internal structural alterations.
Stuart Talbot, divisional director for ISG Jackson Special Projects, commented: "Providing high quality, affordable housing that is cost effective to live in, need not be mutually exclusive with the aim of building sustainably and enhancing the local built environment".
"This forward thinking development at Ashill clearly demonstrates Hastoe Housing Association's commitment to creating truly sustainable communities.".
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