A Low Carbon Development

• Buildings will be designed to be carbon efficient and improve upon national standards
• At least 10% of all energy used will be from renewable sources
• All residential development will comply with the national ‘Code for Sustainable Homes’
• The development will meet local and national air quality objectives
• Rain water will be reused
• Water efficient fittings used to reduce water consumption
• Transport strategy to maximise non-car means of transport through convenient connections to public transport
  

Sustainable Construction

• 20% of building materials will have a recycled content
• Use of materials from sustainable sources
• Construction waste below national average minimising waste to landfill
• All construction activity will be in accordance with the British Land Sustainability Brief
  

Biodiversity

• Extensive use of trees, plants and grassland habitats, beneficial to birds, insects and other wildlife
• The River Don waterside will be conserved and improved through the creation of a landscaped riverside park
• Commercial buildings will have ‘brown’ roofs to enhance biodiversity in the development
• Significant numbers of bird and bat boxes to be installed
• The ‘sustainable urban drainage’ system will be designed to control water runoff