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North West Bicester will soon become the UK ’ s first eco-town , designed to achieve high standards of environmental sustainability , functioning as a phased extension to Bicester .
Developed primarily by A2Dominion and contracted by Willmott Dixon , it is Stewart Milne Timber Systems who will supply its award winning Sigma II Build System for 91 homes as part of phase one , which will consist of homes which will achieve CSH Level 5 .
With the potential for an additional 5,000 homes to join the 393 currently planned , Construction Global caught up with Steward Milne Group ’ s Director of Product Development , Stewart Dalgarno to discuss the ecotown and its significance .
CG : How does the planned town earn the title of the UK ’ s first eco- town ?
SD : The development is the first eco-town to adhere to the Government ’ s original Eco Town Policy Planning Statement and is designed to encourage low carbon living as well as fostering sustainable communities . Among the notable aspects of the project : very high performance
Bicester , the UK ’ s first eco-town
building fabric , offsite manufacture of materials enables a cost effective and faster speed of build , photovoltaic panels on roofs , rainwater harvesting , high spec landscaping , and with a community feel built into the basic place making design .
Every house will also be heated from a central energy plant meaning no homes require internal boilers .
10 December 2014