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CASE STUDY 7
TEMPO
Palmers Green, London
Code Level
Level 3
INTRODUCTION
Tempo is a development comprising of
142 units located in Palmers Green in north
London being developed by Fairview New
Homes. The 36 housing association units
on the site, being constructed for London &
Quadrant Housing Association, are the only
part of the development being constructed
to the Code for Sustainable Homes.
Development
type
Construction
type
Key Sustainability
Features
36 Homes, 4 Houses, 32 Flats; all social housing
Brick and block masonry walls, 100mm cavity
wall insulation, flat roof with timber trusses,
partial external timber cladding
Solar thermal water heating (houses),
photovoltaic cells (flats), water efficiency
measures, Lifetime Homes, environmentally
benign materials, recycling bins.
The 36 homes are distributed throughout
the development, with the four houses being
located next to each other in a terrace. The
32 flats are located within three of the blocks
of flats which also contain flats for private sale.
The development is on the site of a former
recreational ground, and the new development
will regenerate what was a run-down site.
Alongside the creation of new recreational
facilities, the ecology on the site will also
be considerably improved.
Procurement
Method
Private housing (with housing association
units), standard method of procurement
with the developer acting as main contractor
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