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Joint venture to bring 5,000 new homes to Essex
Working with the landowner Hammonds Estates acting as a master developer, Grosvenor will promote the 1,160 acre site as a new “distinctive community,” featuring a mix of residential tenures and supported by amenities and community facilities such as education, leisure and health spaces. According the developer, Hammonds Estates has “a real desire and commitment” to bring its knowledge to bear to build future communities. With a “track record of time and investment in education projects,” the company seeks to apply this knowledge to embed a sense of community in the development. The partners have committed to enabling social mobility and
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better life outcomes through design, placemaking innovations and long-term stewardship. In particular, the plans seek to deliver a physi- cal environment that is attractive, connected and safe to support the health and wellbeing of all residents, workers and visitors. In partnership with local authorities, corporate and private landowners and investors, Grosvenor’s model is to take sites through the planning system, “take control of the design and build
Project Etopia aims to be first to meet new BRE offsite standard
to begin construction in April. The building, developed by Project Etopia, hopes to be a leading example of how modular housing can embrace eco-technology to create high-quality, greener homes that significantly reduce electricity bills for consumers. It will also have its ability to withstand hurricanes, fires and floods put to the test.
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detached unit will come in at around 20 per cent less than a conventional home. This would be around £1,200 per square metre for a smart home, with the provider stating that traditional bricks and mortar build costs are around £1,500 m2
. The new homes panellised walls are also said to possess a 0.13
U-value, compared with a U-value in excess of 0.16 for a typical, well-insulated wall in a new build brick property.
new weather and fire resilient demonstration home, targeted at being the first to achieve BRE’s BPS7014 Standard for Modular Systems for Dwellings certification, is
It is claimed that all of the exterior wall superstructure will be constructed in an on-site time of 20 hours (16 for walls, four hours for scaffolding), compared with as much as three weeks for a tradi- tional home, without the weather restrictions which do not affect the modular homes. Project Etopia’s smart home will feature its own solar cladding, in conjunction with Great British Voltaic (GBV) solar and tiles, triple glazing, as well as a Daikin Atherma Heating and Cooling System. It will also incorporate E-Smart’s plug-and-play smart home system with Samsung smart appliances. David Kelly, Innovation Park director of BRE, commented:
“The BPS7014 standard for Modular Systems for Dwellings will be launched by BRE this summer. It will assure all parties – occupiers, insurers, lenders, asset owners and developers alike – of the quality, durability and integrity of modular construction, by demonstrating that they have been subjected to a rigorous independent review, testing and certification process.” Details of the certification will be unveiled by BRE this summer.
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new partnership to deliver around 5,000 homes on a site east of Chelmsford, Essex has been announced by Grosvenor Britain & Ireland.
out process, and “deliver the infrastructure required to bring forward homes faster, maintaining control over design quality.” Through the expansion, Grosvenor hopes to establish itself as “the market leader in delivering sustainable communities that are progressive in their design, sensitive to local communities and to the environment.” Alex Robinson, director of development, strategic land,
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland, said: “This new partnership exempli- fies our target model for our Strategic Land business. Working with Hammonds Estates – as with our existing partners on our other schemes – we will focus both on delivering new homes at pace, and creating exceptional communities that create a positive legacy for residents and landowners alike.” In 2018, Grosvenor outlined plans to triple the size of its
Strategic Land business, targeting a portfolio of at least 30,000 homes within the next five years. The new partnership aligns with Grosvenor’s focus on sites capable of hosting 2,000-5,000+ homes, principally in areas of economic growth where housing need is most acute. With the addition of Hammonds Farm, Grosvenor’s pipeline stands at around 15,000 homes, up from 2,100 in summer 2017.
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