Hackbridge Primary School
Creating the UKs first Passivhaus ‘plus’ net carbon positive school
Sustainability and social value is at the heart of our business. Since 1852 we have been passionate about leaving the right sort of social, environmental and economic legacy.
In September 2020, we launched our new sustainability strategy, ‘Now or Never’, with a series of ambitious targets to achieve by 2030. The strategy and ambitions are themed to deliver Brilliant Buildings, to Build Lives and enable a Better Planet.
Brilliant Buildings
We are already at the forefront of delivering many highly sustainable buildings. Our approach has seen us create buildings that are well designed, of high quality, excellent value and built upon great customer relationships. The Brilliant Buildings theme builds upon our existing work and takes our approach to the next level through four ambitions:
Building Lives
Our overall aim is simply to support the people and businesses in our communities to thrive. Now or Never commits us to the following social value ambitions by 2030:
Better Planet
Our overall aim for the Better Planet theme is for our projects to leave the environment in a better state than when we found it.
We will achieve this through the following key 2030 ambitions and targets:
Michael Cross explains that if we’re serious about creating a greener, fairer society, sustainable buildings can become the norm.
EnterClosing the performance gap to meet the UK’s Net Zero targets
EnterSarah Fraser discusses how we can all make a difference to improve communities in a post Covid-19 world.
EnterMore than 400 Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels have been installed on the roof of the fitness suite and sports hall
EnterWillmott Dixon invites others to commit to limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, by 2050.
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Creating the UKs first Passivhaus ‘plus’ net carbon positive school
The largest Passivhaus secondary school in the UK
Largest non-residential building to achieve coveted ultra low energy consumption Passivhaus standard