PROJECT STORY
The challenge
Communities should be built in a way that reduces carbon impact, and contributes to long-term carbon reduction. But which actions will have the most impact?
Sustainability Target Assessment Rating Framework
Helping clients to build greener and more sustainably
The solution
Our Sustainability Target Assessment Rating (STAR) model creates a framework to define, assess and measure sustainability in a way that is bespoke to every project.
The impact
STAR was used by Birmingham City Council to ensure that sustainable, green and inclusive principles were embedded at the heart of Smithfield.
10
sustainability principles
60%
carbon reduction by 2027
The challenge
Climate change affects us all. From water, waste, and energy, to community, culture, health and wellbeing, the principals of sustainability are becoming an increasingly important part of our lives. As we strive to be greener and more eco-aware – cutting our water consumption, saving energy, reducing waste, shopping locally – we also want to be sure that the principles of sustainability have informed every aspect of new development. But when a new development is still in the planning stages, how can we know which actions or interventions will have the greatest impact? This was the challenge facing Birmingham City Council when it was looking to bring forward its new Smithfield project.
The solution
In developing the masterplan for Smithfield, Birmingham City Council realized that new communities should be built in a way that not only reduces the carbon impact of development, but also actively contributes to wider and longer-term carbon reduction. This is where our Sustainability Target Assessment Rating (STAR) framework came in.
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The impact
The Smithfield scheme will have an emphasis on green infrastructure alongside community facilities and affordable housing. STAR ensures the development will provide high quality office space and a healthy living and working environment, at the same time as offering a strong return on investment.
All these aspects can be assessed over time, so that sustainability performance can be tracked as the masterplan evolves. The results are visualised through simple spider diagrams, so that it’s easy to see which interventions are delivering the best results, as well as the areas that might need more focus.
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