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Freepost RTHR-RBUS-CTGY
Redwood Consulting, 49 Greencoat Place, London, SW1P 1DS
Freepost RTHR-RBUS-CTGY
Redwood Consulting, 49 Greencoat Place, London, SW1P 1DS
Sustainability
Sustainability and wellbeing form a key part of our proposals. We will deliver a sustainable development using the 'One Planet Living®' principles, which cover all aspects of sustainable living. We will encourage wildlife – including the creation of a new, publicly accessible green space at the heart of the development – and will aim to improve health and wellbeing, as well as minimise carbon emissions and waste.
The development will be largely car-free, minimising traffic impact on the surrounding area. We are planning to establish an electric vehicle car club to assist those who occasionally require the use of a car.
The future buildings will be all electric using a combination of on and off site renewable sources. No fossil fuels on site.
Devonshire Gardens is located next to the Chisholm Trail, a new walking and cycling route that will connect the main Cambridge railway station to Cambridge North and to the Busway cycleway.
We will provide generous, secure bicycle parking for residents, workers and visitors, including facilities for e-bikes and cargo bikes.
We are planting approximately 100 new trees in total, both mature and semi-mature, across the site. An increase in trees was a key piece of feedback from the first round of consultation.
There will be solar panels on the roof of the office buildings to help generate energy for the site.
There will be various forms of edible planting on site available for the benefit of the whole, local community.
Rainwater will be collected and stored to help irrigate the edible planting and other green areas.
We will be using a number of frameworks and sustainability standards as we work towards our commitment to champion environmental sustainability and align with international, national and local sustainability targets:
Working with cycling specialists, Five at Heart, we will provide exemplary cycling facilities and are targeting a Cycle Heart Rating.
Embedding specific sustainability standards such as BREEAM certification, an internationally recognised sustainability tool.
Measuring the project’s contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Committing to using the One Planet Living principles, which cover all aspects of sustainability including health and happiness and helping nature flourish; using natural building materials, and minimising carbon emissions and waste. We are using the One Planet Living framework created by Bioregional – find out more at www.bioregional.com/one-planet-living
We would welcome your thoughts on how we can make this scheme as sustainable as possible.
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