The Regional Building Excellence Awards has given a green development award to an architect firm in Leicester for their timber framed council houses.
The Best Social Housing development award went to Architects Maber. The firm also took the Chairman’s Award, which is said to be the highest accolade in the Regional Building Excellence Awards.
The social housing project involved the development of 146 homes on behalf of Leicester City Council and the Local Authority’s New Build scheme. The development took place over five sites, which added to the challenges faced by Maber.
They decided to design nine different types of home, all with timber frame structures and other green additions, such as solar water heating panels and heat recovery systems. The homes all received a Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4 certification. This is the current aim for social housing, until 2016, after which a zero carbon rating will be targeted.
The timber frame developments are just the latest in a line of timber constructions being built all over the country as developers begin to understand the environmental benefit of using sustainable timber and wood panels, such as Sterling OSB, in the construction of houses.
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http://www.norbord.co.uk/news/architect-wins-award-green-social-housing
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