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 was appointed as sub-consultant to the architect, Collective Architecture, to provide Energy & Sustainability Consultancy up to RIBA Work Stage 3. We were then novated to the contractor, CCG (Scotland) Ltd, for RIBA Stage 4 onwards. This involved providing Energy Strategy Analysis and Statement on Energy for planning, alongside a full range of compliance services for building warrant and completion under the 2020 Building Standards.

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:

Wheatley Group
CCG (Scotland) Ltd
Collective Architecture
G3 Consulting Engineers
NBM Construction Cost Consultants
Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd
Kensa Contracting

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