MOYLAN HOMES GETS COUNCIL PLANNING APPROVAL FOR XANTIUM PROJECT
MANCHESTER ANNOUNCED AS FIRST CITY IN BRITAIN TO GET CARBON ZERO
HOUSING
The UK’s first ever carbon zero housing development has just
achieved planning permission to be built in Manchester’s Northern
Quarter by Reddish based building firm Moylan Homes
The carbon zero rated Xantium building on Mason Street will house 61
apartments (49 two bed and 12 one bed) designed to meet ‘Code 6’,
the highest possible rating in the new government system to measure
the sustainability of new homes. The scheme, which was designed by
award winning Manchester based Makin Architecture, will also feature
four commercial units at street level, covering around 7,000 sqft,
which will be constructed to ‘BREEAM Excellent’, the highest current
BREEAM rating.
The apartments, which start at 150k for a 675sq metre one bedroom
home, will feature groundbreaking designs and facilities which
enable them to produce no carbon emissions at all – the first homes
in the UK to do so. From water recycling and its own on site
generator to a roof garden, Xantium is setting a new standard for
sustainable and affordable building design in the UK. Xantium also
boasts far larger than average outside space – on average 14% of
each apartment will be designated as outdoor terrace living space.
In achieving ‘Code 6’ for this type of development, eight years
ahead of the government’s target, Moylan Homes is actively
demonstrating that it is possible to build carbon neutral buildings
today.
Chairman of Moylan Homes, Martin Moylan comments: “We are immensely
proud to be the first builder in the UK to make this commitment to
the future of sustainable housing in Britain. The government,
environmental agencies and consumers are increasingly aware of the
urgent need to reduce carbon emissions. We have been able – against
a background of much industry scepticism – to devise and develop a
forward looking, aesthetically pleasing scheme that will be the
first to be classified as Code 6, one that produces no carbon
dioxide at all. Xantium really is spearheading a new era of housing
in the UK.”
The Xantium building will offer a range of innovative features that
address the health, safety, wellbeing and ecology concerns of
residents. Highlights of the development include:
· Zero Stamp Duty on all apartments due to the Code 6 Accreditation
· Every apartment has a larger than usual terrace, providing further
amenity space, with 80% enclosure and equivalent to 14% of the total
space
· The highest efficiency walls and windows reducing heat loss and
solar gain
· Large windows take advantage of daylight whilst punched copper
screens provide privacy and solar shading
· Energy efficient cooking and heating appliances including under
floor water pipes and air heat recovery
· 122 secure bicycle spaces in the basement
· Water saving features including rainwater and grey water
harvesting and water efficient appliances
· A green area on the roof to support English native wildflowers and
grasses and encourage biodiversity including an area specifically
designed to encourage protected Black Redstart birds
Increasing security and cost of utilities are an ever growing
concern but all heat and electricity needs of Xantium residents will
be supplied on-site through a combination of photovoltaic cells,
Bio-fuel and Biomass generators. Rainwater and grey water will be
captured and recycled; this along with reduced flow sanitary
fittings will mean that water consumption will also be drastically
slashed. In addition high levels of thermal mass will keep occupants
cooler in summer and warmer in winter and with thermal insulation up
to 0.1 W/m2 K energy usage will be reduced to the absolute minimum.
Councillor Richard Cowell, Executive Member for Planning at
Manchester City Council, said: "We welcome the commitment of all
developers who seek to achieve very high environmental standards.
Moylan Homes are working towards an exemplar scheme and I would be
delighted if this development reaches the very highest level in
attaining a carbon neutral footprint."
Zero carbon new homes are critical in achieving the governments
target to cut C02 by at least 60% by 2050 and by 2016 all new homes
in England will have to be carbon neutral. In order to achieve Code
6, which quantifies net carbon emissions of zero, every component
used in the building has to be renewable, sustainable and/or
ecologically sound.
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