30 apartments and terrace housing. £4.0 million.
This November, Cross Street South, the Midland’s first Eco community in Wolverhampton, won the Sustainable Housing Award for ‘Sustainable larger social housing project of the year’ at a ceremony hosted by impressionist, comedian, and committed environmental campaigner, Alistair McGowan, at London’s Hilton Hotel.
This ground breaking development, the superstructure structural engineering which was designed by McCarey Simmonds, provides 27 eco-friendly flats and 3 houses that uses up to 50% less energy than standard homes, only needing 2 kilowatts of heat as opposed to the usual 8 to 10. It also uses a range of low maintenance materials such as cedar cladding and recycled wood in its kitchen units. The grass roof provides good insulation and keeps the homes cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Other eco friendly aspects include a community recycled wood chip boiler, which provides all of the heating and hot water for the homes, low energy lighting, composting, recycling bins, water butts and high performance softwood and double-glazing.
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14th October 2006
We start work this month on the superstructure design and detailing of Cross Street South, Wolverhampton on behalf of Integer and, our client, OFP Timber Engineering.
The scheme consists of 30 dwellings, combining two-bedroom apartments and terrace housing and incorporates a communal landscaped environmental park, allotments, recycling facilities and environmental pavilion.
All dwellings will comply with “Lifetimes Homes” objectives and meet “Eco-homes – Excellent” standards. The project will incorporate modern methods of construction and will aim to provide future flexibility, reduced energy and water consumption and use sustainable materials. Sedum alpine roofs will also be used on the scheme.