Fulcrum Consulting provided advice on sustainable design in connection
with this new, 100% affordable housing development located at
the west gateway to Central London. Five buildings with an approximate
total area of 8500m² comprising accommodation for a total
of 130 dwellings.
The client's aim was to set new benchmarks in
quality and sustainability for affordable housing developments.
The scheme includes warm-air heating and a ventilation system
with high-efficiency heat recovery; borehole extracted water and
solar roof system to provide domestic hot and cold water supply;
design of SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage System); first Uk application
of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) technology for space
heating and comfort cooling.
