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💚 As part of a joint venture, English Cities Fund, our partner Muse has submitted plans to Salford City Council for 42 new Passivhaus-certified homes as part of the £2.5bn Crescent Salford Masterplan. Designed to meet the internationally recognised low energy standard Passivhaus, the new homes will be cleaner, greener and more affordable for residents, reducing energy bills by 90% compared to traditional housing. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_VXAUYS #mcrMIPIM #mcrUKREiiF #Passivhaus #SustainableHomes #GreenHomes Salford regeneration story

Plans submitted for Passivhaus homes in Salford We've submitted plans for a further 42 #affordable, #Passivhaus homes at Crescent Salford. Designed by dRMM, the new homes will form part of #AdelphiVillage, a #community to the east of the River Irwell, and one of six zones that make up the £2.5bn Crescent Salford masterplan. Residents will benefit from reduced energy bills of up to 90% compared to traditional housing, a comfortable living environment, enhanced ventilation, and sustainable design and build. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eTyqeyYm With Legal & General | Homes England | Muse | Salford City Council | The University of Salford #placemaking #regeneration #sustainablehomes

"🏗️ Building in the same old ways won’t end the housing crisis. We need innovation to boost productivity." This article by Mathew Aitchison, Professor of Architecture and CEO of Building 4.0 CRC at Monash University, featured in "The Conversation" is a thought-provoking read! The Australian government has announced a new fund to provide A$500 million per year for much-needed social housing, but the industry lacks the capacity to build as many dwellings as the market needs ⏱️💰🏗️. To meet our housing targets, we need faster, cheaper, and higher-quality ways of building. In his article, Aitchison addresses all the phases: development, design, construction, operation, and, after all, that, end of life before challenging the government to invest just 1% of the billions being spent on building housing in innovation programs, which can deliver the increases in building productivity and capacity that Australia so badly needs. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ghfBXwRy #21stcenturyhomes #affordablehomes #affordablehousing #airtightconstruction #airtightness #builtformdeveloper #cadcam #carbonfootprint #carbonsink #closedtimberpanel #construction #constructionautomation #constructionindustry #constructionrobotics #constructiontechnology #designedformanufactureandassembly #DfMA #energyeffeciency #engineeredtimberframe #engineeredtimber #homebuilders #homebuilding #housingnews #lowcarbonhomes #lowthermalbridging #massivwalls #mcc #offsite #offsiteconstruction #onedaycraneaway #passivehousebuilder #passivhaus #passivhouse #perthbuilders #perthbuilingindustry #precisionmanufacturing #realestatedevelopment #sellablefloorarea #sustainableconstruction #timberframing #townhousedevelopments #townhouses #zerocarbonhomes #zerolotbuilding #communityhousing #socialhousing #affordablehousing #homelesshousing

This article is making clear that this mode of construction will not solve the serious problems we face in housing. There needs to be a complete rethink about space and design and clustering to achieve density sustainable land use, AND community building. This use of land and construction approach as per this image is unsustainable. We need ‘shared community green space’ thinking in new developments to preserve our future. Europe has many answers. #housingcrisis #sustainablehousing #constructionmethods #greendesign

There are two models that show how U.S. cities can fast-track high-quality housing that people want to live in and thrive: The first is Vienna, a global model for streamlined processes and collaborative policies. The second is Paris, where in the mid-19th century the city created a set of standard architectural plans, enabling the efficient, large-scale construction. Read the full article: https://ow.ly/OB6B50UB0zv

How to retrofit unsustainable commercial buildings and why landlords will be stranded if they don’t. From #housebuilding to hospitals, the industry is abuzz with new ideas about #sustainablebuildings. There is less talk about the UK’s existing, mostly carbon-unfriendly commercial buildings, particularly those unloved ones struggling to find tenants in a post-Covid agile age. When Watts Group Limited attended the zero carbon property conference FOOTPRINT 2024, the focus was firmly on new builds such as the Velindre Cancer Centre in Wales where local materials are being sourced for construction and the Sara Cultural Centre in Skelleftea, Sweden, which at 75m is one of the tallest timber buildings in the world and a carbon negative template for high rise construction. https://lnkd.in/egB58_Dx It wasn’t all about new builds. On Foot Print’s retrofit stage, we heard from John Christophers RIBA, a campaigning architect who has retrofitted 2,000 homes in his home town of Balsall Heath using a little-known pot of local authority money. These and other examples are seriously impressive, but what about commercial buildings? What can be done to #retrofit commercial stock in the UK, and why do #landlords and the industry need to face up to the challenge? https://lnkd.in/eAHPyPGH

𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨' 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 According to the old anecdotes, ‘local government goes on holiday in August.’ A statement which obviously doesn’t apply to those officers engaged in placemaking, given the amount of activity going on across Councils at the moment… 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙡, 𝙨𝙥𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩: A master plan is being explored for the future development of Waterfoot, a Lancashire town dedicated to the arts. https://lnkd.in/evzqWhew ‘𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣’ 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: The demolition of a row of nine former industrial buildings in Leicester’s Great Central Street will allow for the "future regeneration" of the site, developers have said. https://lnkd.in/eGPVZUcp 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 700-𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙢𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚: The “heritage-inspired” redevelopment of The Meadows shopping centre would include a new neighbourhood of 762 homes and 8,500sq m of retail, commercial and leisure space. https://lnkd.in/eGhWm5S5 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝘼𝙛𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩'𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨: Historic England has warned that Stockport's historic landmarks, including Stockport Viaduct and the Town Hall, are at risk of being overshadowed and diminished by new office buildings. https://lnkd.in/ef2_6Fvv 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙨: The Telegraph reports on draft planning documents released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government which state that local authorities "should support planning applications for all forms of renewable and low-carbon development", a move that would streamline the planning process for onshore wind and solar farms. https://lnkd.in/eCfRCgku.

Heritage Works for Housing: New guide to adapting historic buildings for housing 🏗 Historic England has launched a new report - ‘Heritage Works for Housing’, which aims to help tackle the national housing shortage by providing small and medium-sized developers with clear guidance on repurposing historic buildings for residential use. The Government has been clear that more homes are urgently needed to address the housing crisis in this country. Building new is important but up to 670,000 homes could also be created by repurposing existing historic buildings in England. Commissioned by Historic England and drafted by Deloitte, Heritage Works for Housing offers comprehensive and expert insight into the benefits and challenges of transforming historic buildings into residential use, as well as providing practical step-by-step guidance at all stages of the process. This includes expert advice on feasibility testing, stakeholder engagement, heritage appraisal, design development, building consent and ongoing maintenance. Redeveloping historic buildings can help address the housing shortage in England, whilst also contributing to reaching net zero, through the reuse of the thousands of existing empty and under-used buildings. It is a profitable option too, with properties worth up to 10% more just through their proximity to a listed building. View the report at: https://lnkd.in/eEuPthsM #Homes #Retrofit #ExistingBuildings #HistoricBuildings

It's finally Friday! Enjoy today's top trending story 📨 Green Light for £70m Sustainable Living Project in Manchester. Plans for a £70 million sustainable build-to-rent (BTR) development in Manchester city centre have been unanimously approved by Manchester City Council. The 23-storey residential scheme, proposed by property investment and development company ZEPHYRx... Check out the full story 👉 https://zurl.co/HB221124 (Building Design & Construction - BDC) #housing #livingproject

Home-Grown Homes Project – Phase 2 To ensure the project delivers maximum impact, as outputs from Phase 2 are completed they will be shared on the Home-Grown Homes project page alongside Phase 1 resources. This will provide a growing repository of practical insights and tools for the housing and timber industries. https://lnkd.in/eM9tv9As #HomeGrownHomes #SustainableHousing #TimberConstruction #HousingDevelopment #EcoFriendlyHomes #GreenBuilding #ConstructionIndustry #HomeImprovement #ArchitecturalDesign David Hedges