The six members of the Oxfordshire Zero Carbon Homes (OZCHI) partnership* have written to the leaders of all six Oxfordshire councils calling for rapid action to ensure that all new buildings across the county are built to ‘zero carbon’ standards. The letter is attached. This follows the proposal in the current Oxfordshire 2050 Plan consultation […]
The UK’s most sustainable property development site, Springfield Meadows in Oxfordshire, has hosted the first ever One Planet Living® community event. Organised by Ssassy Property and Greencore Construction, on Wednesday 15th September residents were able to chat with One Planet Living® about how to green their living habits further, with myenergi to discuss all things […]
Despite the government having declared a climate emergency, almost every new home being built around the country is making the problem worse. The construction industry has the technology to build to extremely high standards of eco-performance, but thousands of new houses will need to be retro-fitted in the near future to meet the government’s legally […]
Businesses in Oxfordshire have said the region’s plans to go carbon neutral do not go far enough – arguing that all new homes should be “carbon-positive.” Greencore Construction, which is behind a number of eco-friendly homes in the area, presented its “One Planet Oxfordshire Construction Plan” to over 120 delegates at an event last week. […]
New eco-friendly homes in the Oxfordshire village of Longcot have been recognised by Bioregional for their ‘national leadership in implementing One Planet Living®’. The One Planet Living® framework was created by international sustainability charity Bioregional as a system for planning sustainable developments and keeping them on track to achieve their goals. The 15 new homes in the […]
Greencore Construction has been awarded Highly Commended in the Product Innovation category at this year’s Structural Timber Awards. The awards, which took place on 10 October at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham, saw the Oxford-based housebuilder recognised for its Biond Construction System, which Greencore uses to build all its homes. The Biond system is an offsite, closed-panel […]
Greencore Construction was pleased to add its name to a list of signatories in response to the government’s Industrial Strategy consultation. The letter was sent to government on behalf of a group of organisations, companies and individuals engaged in the UK bioeconomy. Read the full letter to government below. Dear Industrial Strategy Team, This is a […]