Sustainability

We help shape the sustainable communities of tomorrow

• Ability to offer a range of cost effective solutions at Levels 3 through to 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes and to the Passivhaus standard
• Most prolific builder of zero carbon, Code Level 6 homes in the country with over 100 zero carbon homes completed in 2011
• First in England to receive BRE certification to Code Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes
• Large scale provider of warmer, quieter and more energy efficient homes through our carbon reducing retrofit programme
• Constructors of the country's first BREEAM excellent rated Extra Care housing development
• Providing leadership to our industry and stakeholders through a range of national and local working groups, including informing government policy on Green Deal and Zero Carbon Housing
• Best year on year improver in the 2010 Jones Lang LaSalle NextGeneration sustainability benchmark
• Pro-actively managing our supply chain and procurement process giving priority to locally sourced, recycled and low environmental impact materials and products
• Measuring and reporting both our direct and indirect carbon emissions as part of our ongoing response to climate change
• Members of the WRAP initiative, a commitment to reduce construction waste and landfill site waste by half
• BS EN ISO14001 accredited across all our regeneration and homes businesses
• Almost 100% of our legal completions are on brownfield land