Ashgill Road is a new 48-unit affordable housing development in Milton, Glasgow, and is our first project to benefit from a fifth-generation heat network in the form of a Ground Source Heat Pump Shared Ambient Loop (Boreholes) linked to individual Water-to-Water Heat Pumps in each dwelling. Spanning across three blocks, the homes for mid-market rent were developed for Wheatley Homes Glasgow, designed by Collective Architecture and constructed by CCG (Scotland) Ltd.

Carbon Futures has been appointed via the Lot 10 Energy Advisor framework to provide Energy & Sustainability consultancy during all RIBA work stages ensuring the development meets Wheatley’s design requirements for energy performance, whilst also complying with NPF4 and SG5 Resource Management under planning policy, and the 2025 Building Standards for Building Warrant.

With our support, this innovative new development has achieved Gold Hybrid under Glasgow City Council’s SG5 Resource Management planning policy, which requires compliance with Aspect Gold Level 1 (Carbon Dioxide Emissions) and Aspect Silver Level 2-8 under Section 7 (Sustainability), meaning the Ashgill Road project achieves Silver Active on its Sustainability Level.

Furthermore, The Ashgill Road project achieves a Low & Zero Carbon Generating Technology (LZCGT) abatement of 42.36%, well in excess of the minimum 20% required by planning policy. It also achieves an average SAP Rating of 87B. Other features are as follows:

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