How we helped A2Dominion ensure the success of the UK’s first eco town
We provided travel planning and monitoring support for Elmsbrook, the exemplar phase of the NW Bicester Eco town which achieved its true zero carbon ambition in 2018
Community management and post-occupancy evaluation
You’ve created a fantastic development using the One Planet Living framework. We’ll help you measure progress and engage with the community to make sure it achieves its ambitions
Our experience in helping shape world-leading developments like NW Bicester, led by A2Dominion, as well as our own schemes, has taught us that while brilliant design is key to enabling sustainable living, it is not enough.
We help ensure your scheme has a net positive impact on the planet with an operational management strategy that includes proactive community engagement and regular monitoring.
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Monitoring and reporting on impact
We use our tested methodology to analyse hard data on things like energy savings and water consumption as well as soft data – for example, health, wellbeing and community. This helps create a true picture of performance against project KPIs and an understanding of where the gaps are.
We then turn this data into public-facing reports to help communicate successes and lessons learned on the project. If your development becomes a recognised One Planet Community, public reporting will be a requirement.
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Engaging with the community on behaviour change
We can also engage and support residents to help them make the most of all the scheme’s sustainability features and resources. This might include helping shape and coordinate a sustainable travel plan, which we’ve done at NW Bicester, or employing a green caretaker as we did at One Brighton.
WGV at White Gum Valley - innovation in sustainable and affordable self-build homes
WGV, led by land development agency DevelopmentWA, is Australia’s second One Planet Community. This highly sustainable self-build development is creating a vibrant community in Fremantle, Perth
One Brighton - showing that sustainable homes can be a commercial success
Taking the lessons from BedZED, these two cutting-edge apartment buildings in the heart of Britain’s premier seaside resort have brought sustainable living into the mainstream and achieved commercial success
