Designing Sustainable Homes of Tomorrow for the Residents of Ordsall. Salford City Council is developing a new sustainable and affordable residential community in Ordsall, with a focus on low-energy and low-carbon design principles. The project, spanning 10 acres and comprising nearly 300 new homes, including houses and apartments, aims to meet the Future Homes standard inspired by the rigorous Passivhaus principles. PSA, leveraging its expertise in reducing environmental impact, is delivering a comprehensive design solution that prioritizes optimizing the thermal envelope and energy efficiency measures, supported by renewable technologies, to ensure a sustainable and environmentally-friendly outcome.
CLIENT: Identity Consult
VALUE: £60m
LOCATION: Salford, Greater Manchester
SERVICES: Mechanical & Electrical Design
CLIENT OBJECTIVES
Salford City Council is building a new community-focussed residential development in Ordsall that is focussed on being both sustainable and affordable. Sustainability is a top priority, with the client mandating a low energy, low carbon design approach.
The development includes 10 acres into almost 300 new homes – including 137 houses & 137 apartments in buildings up to 5 storeys. 40% will be affordable housing managed by Derive.
OUR SOLUTION
We’re delighted to be part of this project, working alongside Buttress Architects, doing a full Mechanical and Electrical Design for the site.
The scheme is being constructed to meet the Future Homes standard, which draws inspiration from the Passivhaus principles. PSA is leveraging its existing expertise in reducing environmental impact to deliver the design in alignment with the standard.
This strategy prioritises optimising the building’s thermal envelope and energy efficiency measures before incorporating renewable energy technologies, ensuring a comprehensive and sustainable solution.
THE OUTCOME
The development is underway and will feature an all-electric system with panel heaters and heat pump water heaters, along with mechanical ventilation heat recovery (MVHR) and solar photovoltaic panels to minimise its environmental footprint.
