PRODUCT SHOWCASE
Modular home launched to help fill affordable housing gap
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n timely fashion, Modular Living’s modular home at Stockport, Greater Manchester has been developed just as Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, announced the release of enough land to build 100,000 homes by 2015*, providing support to the millions on social housing waiting lists.
A ground breaking sustainable project, which is the result of three years research and development, Modular Living’s new home will help fill a gap in the social housing market and do so in a way that will lower energy bills and help reduce fuel poverty, with predicted annual costs of £500 for total energy use. Modular Living’s one storey, two bedroom home was designed by RGP Architects and built with help and expertise from North West suppliers, including Cheshire-based Spectus Window Systems, in order to minimise fuel costs, reduce CO2
emissions and support the local economy.
Commenting on the need to increase the supply of affordable housing, Cliff Walsingham from Modular Living said: “In the social housing sector demand far exceeds supply and we believe it is a problem that can be addressed with the production of high quality, energy efficient, factory built modular homes. “Our demonstration home is a robust, high performance building that can be manufactured quickly and has many energy efficient features, including PVC-U
windows and doors from Spectus. As well as being exceptionally cost effective and easy to maintain, they can provide U- Values as low as 0.8W/(m²K).”
Modular Living’s manufacture of a dry construction home in a controlled factory environment, without the delays caused by poor weather conditions, offers many benefits such as quicker build times and improved quality.
The home also meets Level Four of the Code for Sustainable Homes thanks not only to the installation of Spectus windows, but also other energy efficiency measures
such as a heat exchange unit and the use of high quality insulating building materials including increased loft insulation.
Spectus’ Peter Colclough concludes:
“We’re extremely proud to be involved in this project, which has been years in the making and a steep learning curve for all involved. For Cliff and his business partner John Sayer, the project has been labour of love but the results are amazing and the potential is limitless.” For more information please visit
www.spectus.co.uk.
Stoke Mandeville roundabout gets the magic touch from Sodexo
odexo, one of the UK’s leading providers of on-site service solutions, has completed work on redesigning the main entrance roundabout at Stoke Mandeville Hospital transforming it to reflect the Hospital’s prestigious history
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and link with the upcoming Paralympic Games.
Sodexo and its partners Enterprise Healthcare are jointly sponsoring the redesign with Sodexo’s horticultural services team undertaking the work. The new-look roundabout will provide the Hospital with a lasting legacy to its fame as the birthplace of the Stoke Mandeville Games, the inspiration for the modern Paralympic Games.
The roundabout will be split into four sections, with each section reflecting one of four values, courage, determination, inspiration and equality. A standing stone engraved with each value will be the focus of each section and to distinguish the
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different sections varying colours of junipers and slate chippings. Mike Dyer, business director at Sodexo Healthcare says; “We are delighted to be able to create a lasting tribute to the Hospital’s prestigious history. 2012 is an exciting year and the redesign of the roundabout will ensure that the Hospital’s reputation as the inspiration for the Paralympic is set in stone.” Sodexo has been providing patient, staff and visitor catering as well as facilities management services since 2005. Tel: 020 3116 4611 0110 Email:
Stephanie.Mann@
sodexo.com
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