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Who
We Are
To facilitate the development process of the proposed Rackheath Eco-Community,
a vastly experienced team has been assembled to enable a highly professional
approach to this exciting project. They include the following:
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Building Partnerships is
a regional property development company heading the promotion
of the proposed new
Rackheath Eco-Community. Based in Norwich, the company’s
philosophy is underpinned by a commitment to promoting low
carbon design and development solutions.
Building Partnerships has extensive contacts and experience in East Anglia, working
in tandem with specialists in all stages of the development process.
“As an environmentally-friendly development company, we constantly strive
to reduce the environmental impact of all our developments and encourage the
use of natural or renewable energy sources,” explains Chairman Paul Knowles,
who is leading the Rackheath Eco-Community proposal.
“The Rackheath Eco-Community is a unique opportunity for organisations
in the Norwich area that are leaders in research on climate change, global warming
and low carbon development to collaborate to shape the future of the sustainable
development in this country and create a new model for the future.”
Building Partnerships’ environment policy focuses on
internal responsibility for the environmental impacts of the business,
promoting waste reduction, recycling
and preferring public transport options wherever practical.
The company aspires to low carbon design and Code for Sustainable Homes excellence
in all schemes while making a positive contribution to development issues affecting
flora, fauna, wildlife and natural habitats.
www.buildingpartnerships.co.uk
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Barratt Homes is the UK leader in the construction of sustainable
residential developments. The company has already built several
eco-friendly communities, including Eton Green in Slough where
special ‘green features include a network of footpaths
and cycleways linking homes to local schools, shops and employment
areas. The site also features improved bus facilities and on-site
recreation and sports facilities, all of which will feature
in the Rackheath Eco-Community.
Barratt’s award-winning
Eco-Village in Chorley, Lancashire is testing the latest 'green'
technologies, with various combinations of renewable energy
sources in conventional family homes. The development is being
independently assessed by Manchester University whose findings
will provide important information in response to the government’s
call for zero emission standards in new build developments.
www.barratthomes.co.uk
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University of East Anglia. The
University of East Anglia (UEA) is home to many of the UK's
leading climate scientists and has built up a reputation over
40 years for it ground-breaking research on why climate change
is happening and what the impacts of this change are likely
to be.
Increasingly scientists at the University have been
transferring knowledge gained from research on climate change
into applied
action on carbon reduction, and the two leading organisations
working in this area are CRed and Carbon Connections.
www.cru.uea.ac.uk
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Carbon Connections and CRed
Carbon Connections is based at the University of East Anglia
(UEA) and is funded by a £5 million investment from
the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
Carbon Connections has used this money to fund 14 UK universities
to develop 26 carbon-saving innovations with a range of businesses
- many of the more technological devices are in the built
environment sector.
The Carbon Reduction programme (CRed) was launched by Professor
Sir David King (then Government Chief Scientist) in 2003, with
the primary aim of reducing the amount of carbon dioxide we
produce through energy consumption in the home, at work and
through transport use. CRed has worked with over 100 businesses
on measures ranging from the manufacture of low carbon products
to energy saving in the built environment. CRed also works
with local authorities on engaging citizens in carbon reduction,
and to date around 100,000 households have registered carbon
reduction actions with CRed communities up and down the country.
Both Carbon Connections and CRed form part of the Low Carbon
Innovation Centre at the UEA.
These issues are integral features of the proposed Rackheath
Eco-Community; again the developers will be actively engaged
in working closely with Carbon Connections and CRed to incorporate
best practice in the design and process, with particular emphasis
on waste management, renewable energy, and sustainable construction.
www.carbon-connections.org and
www.cred-uk.org
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