Sustainable Development
Timber panelling on Jaywick,
Essex
Creating thriving communities that enhance the local dynamics
and help reduce environmental impacts is a key part of our
development philosophy. We have embedded the Economic, Social and
Environmental strands of Sustainable development in our business
practices demonstrated through previous development schemes. Design
principles such as pepper potting and in-depth assessment of
socio-economic data help shape the scheme design and ensure that
our developments have a positive impact on the existing community.
Environmental assessments help minimise our use of resources and
energy over the life span of the development.
Careful design and material selection combined with low energy
requirements in-use, ensure that even innovative schemes can still
reflect the built environment traditions of an area. Urban village
design principles are common to many of our flagship schemes and
based on years of design experience captured in two
publications:
- Landscape Design Guide
- Planning and Architecture Guide