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Newland Homes receives an industry oscar
Persimmon completes construction of second zero carbon home pilot in North Wiltshire
Barnwood-based housebuilder Newland Homes was honoured in November with a hatHouse Award widely recognised as the most prestigious industry accolade a housebuilder can receive. Newland Homes was honoured for its approach to sustainability for Best Sustainable Development at St George’s Mead in Semington, Wiltshire. The judges highlighted Newland Homes’ ‘climate considerate’ methodology when delivering on its sustainability agenda, including zero carbon homes.
The 24 zero carbon homes at St George’s Mead were also praised for achieving the highest energy effi ciency and environmental impact rating, which helps empower buyers to reduce their personal carbon footprint and play their own part in combating climate change. The hatHouse Awards are the biggest event in the housebuilding calendar. Now in their 43rd year, the annual celebration brings together over 1,500 senior fi gures from the housebuilding industry. This year’s awards were hosted by comedian Ed Gamble. Work has commenced on the second
and fi nal phase of development at St George’s Mead in Semington, which will see the creation of 18 three and four bedroom detached and semi-detached zero carbon homes, as well as detached bungalows in this village setting, surrounded by open countryside.
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The latest initiative by Persimmon Homes at its Wessex regional site at Malmesbury, represents the second of its kind undertaken by the housebuilder within the . It marks a “signifi cant stride in the company’s sustainability efforts,” said Persimmon, following its inaugural zero carbon home project in York last year. The zero carbon home, situated on the housebuilder’s Backbridge Farm development, incorporates a range of “advanced features” including solar panels, an air source heat pump system coupled with a hot water cylinder, and the integration of a waste water heat recovery system. The home is built using Persimmon’s latest Space4 timber frame wall panel.
The house has achieved an Energy
erformance Certifi cate rating of A and comes with additional loft insulation and thermally effi cient walls and oors. An electric vehicle charging point is also installed at the property.
The initiative is part of a series of projects by Persimmon and forms a pivotal component of their Pathway to Net Zero,
which includes two ambitious targets: the delivery of zero carbon homes in use by 2030 and to be zero carbon in operations by 2040.
The insights gathered from this project will be used by Persimmon to enhance its technological and construction methodologies, to ensure it can build homes to meet the housing need while supporting sustainable living in a cost- effective way for customers. In crafting Persimmon’s zero carbon home in Malmesbury, a number of local contractors were involved in a collaborative effort of skilled trades and companies.
The contractors included Conlon (groundworks), Stenner Bricklaying (exterior), H&B Carpenters (interior), Kennett (roof), Heatwise (plumbing), Clarkson Evans (electrical and PV solar), Fastglobe (mastic work), SMP paintwork, A icks wall tiling, PE Board (dryling), GM Kitchens, TW Landscapes, while KMC Cleaners and Construction Site Scaffolding readied the home for occupancy which is due to take place shortly.
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