Annual Report 2012 - Development Securities PLC

34 Development Securities PLC / Annual Report 2012
Corporate Responsibility continued
Major developments
We manage the design and construction of these projects
from planning application to delivery. At the outset and
throughout the life of each project, we consider the
issues of sustainability, from lifetime carbon footprint to
sustainable transport and community socio-economic
development. By doing these well we will continue to
create premium products for responsible owners.
A formal report is made to the Projects Board on
every live development project each month. These
reports refer to health and safety matters and all other
material issues affecting the Company’s CR objectives.
When planning and bidding for development and
investment opportunities, the briefing material we give to
our consultants lists our detailed aspirations and outlines
our CR policies. Through early consideration in the
design process, safety, sustainability, environmental and
Table of targets and performance for 2011/12 and targets for 2012/13 – Major developments
Target for 2011/12 Progress in 2011/12 Target for 2012/13
Benchmark and reduce carbon emissions
from all future developments, in advance
of legislation, by working with our design
and contracting teams on specifications
and site management techniques.
Ensure that all new development projects
have a ‘brief’ based around the Standard
Brief Documentation.
Review our project briefing document and
standard consultant appointments to
reflect current CR Policy.
Premier Inn’s specification for our Southampton project was fixed and
not conducive to benchmarking future developments. However, key
statistics are:
– A BREEAM rating of ‘very good’
– Awarded gold standard under Considerate Contractors scheme
– Very strong EPC rating of ‘A’
– Design team achieved a 65 per cent improvement on Part L
requirements of Building Regulations, for Carbon emissions
– Achieved a 20 per cent renewable energy target
– 58 per cent of our crushed concrete recycled into our building
– 87 per cent of our site waste diverted away from landfill
Our technical review of Two Kingdom Street can be summarised:
– BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent’
– EPC rating of C
– 20 per cent improvement on the requirements of Part L2A of the
Building Regulations
– A 20 per cent improvement on One Kingdom Street’s carbon
footprint with 0.5 tCo /m 2 2 on the GIA
– A Bronze award for the Considerate Contractors scheme
– Waste was managed, separated and minimised throughout construction
Our Standard Brief Document is used as the basis of all project briefs.
This document clarifies the key ambitions for the contract and
articulates our core values to the people we employ. It embodies many
of the principles of our Corporate Responsibility strategy.
We completed a review of our consultancy agreements in
November 2011.
Improve our reporting structure further. All reports from surveyors on live development schemes incorporated
a written statement on CR matters for the Projects Board.
Continue post-completion review
programme with local stakeholders at all
major developments to obtain feedback
within a year of completion.
Publish a written case study of one of our
major developments highlighting the
issues of socially responsible development.
Continue to maintain relations with our
suppliers during periods of inactivity
through a structured approach to
communications.
The post-completion review for our hotel development in West Quay III,
Southampton is scheduled for April 2012.
10 Hammersmith Grove is targeting to achieve an ‘Excellent’
BREEAM rating and incorporates a large amount of Photovoltaics
(PV) on its roof contributing towards emission reductions.
We anticipate an EPC rating of 40 equating to carbon emission
reductions in excess of 20 per cent from the baseline levels.
We shall look to achieve a 10 per cent improvement on the carbon
footprint of 10 Hammersmith Grove compared to our last major
scheme.
Our environmental strategy for the building already includes:
– Very efficient lighting, heating and cooling strategy
– Electricity generation from PV
– Improved building fabric: low u value glazing/curtain walling,
very good insulation ( A+ rated) throughout the building
– Adoption of extra low energy LED lighting
– Green Materials with A/A+ Green Guide ratings
– In excess of 170 cycle racks and showers for the cyclists
– A sustainable travel plan and very good transport links
To maintain the discipline of issuing a Project Brief on each and
every development project.
To update the Project Brief to reflect this year’s report.
We shall review the documents towards the end of 2012.
We shall continually review our reporting procedures and seek to
make further improvement.
Post-completion reviews will be scheduled for Westminster Palace
Gardens and 10 Hammersmith Grove.
Not achieved. We shall fulfill this on 10 Hammersmith Grove.
We continued to maintain a real spirit of partnership with our key
suppliers during 2011. In at least one case, we actively supported a key
partner’s business through a difficult period.
Our Delivery team is encouraged to maintain relations and the Head
of Delivery co-ordinates interest from and to the business, with a
structured approach to communication.
social considerations become embedded in all our projects.
Our recent start on site at Hammersmith confirms
our ambition to create BREEAM Excellent schemes and
we are working with our contractor, Wates, to achieve
demanding targets for waste management during
construction.
In 2011 we achieved our targeted BREEAM
accreditations for Premier Inn in Southampton (very
good) and Two Kingdom Street (excellent). At HDD’s
Lawley Village development we shall achieve BREEAM
very good on all the commercial units and Code 3 for
sustainable homes. At Stanground we have worked
closely with the local authority and Morrisons to develop
one of their greenest superstores to date, featuring solar
heating, energy saving lighting, heat recovery and
rainwater harvesting.
To maintain this approach.