CONSTRUCTION on energy-efficient apartments at Carnival Place has begun.
The 55 homes are being built by the borough council’s contractors Mid Group using a fabric first approach.
Pre-cast panels are made in a factory, and fitted with everything from brickwork, triple glazing and insulation, before being delivered and craned into place.
The borough council has said that the method speeds up the build process and helps reduce the impact of the construction site with fewer deliveries and a smaller workforce needing to be in place.
Cllr Stuart Munro, executive member for business and economic development and regeneration, said that the council wanted to experiment and embrace new technologies as part of its low carbon development plans.
“By targeting operational carbon neutral for this building we are working towards our vision of a carbon net zero borough by 2030,” he explained.
“We are also helping tackle issues like spiralling energy costs as the new apartments will be low maintenance and require minimal energy to run.”
The building will also have solar panels on the roof and air source heat pumps.
It is hoped that carbon savings from the green initiatives will offset energy consumption required to run the building itself.
