EcoVicarage on BBC Newsround

BCC Newround has featured the recently completely Eco Vicarage at Penzer Street, Kingswinford as an exemplar of sustainable home building.

The EcoVicarage at Penzer Street achieves a double first: the first home in England to achieve the twin gold standards of environmental performance. First, zero carbon (level 6) under the UK Code for Sustainable Homes, measuring holistic sustainability across nine criteria such as energy, water use and site ecology. Second, PassivHaus Accreditation, a radical German standard with demanding targets for airtightness and very low energy usage.

The news feature is avaible on the BBC website – “http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/18449727”:http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/18449727

University Teaching and Learning Centre wins Regional ProCon Award
University Teaching and Learning Centre wins Regional ProCon Award

10.11.23

The University of Leicester’s new Teaching and Learning Centre, the Sir Bob Burgess Building was named the winner of the Large Non-Residential Scheme at the 2023 Leicestershire ProCon Awards. The project provides the academic focus for the AA-masterplanned £150m mixed use redevelopment of Freemen’s Common. The prominent site, fronting onto Welford Road and adjacent to […]