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Francis Court at Halesowen, comprising 15 “Lifestyle Apartments” for the over 45’s, was specially designed and built for the Accord Housing Association using the latest environmentally sensitive techniques.
Peter Johnson, says: “Unlike some door manufacturers, Vicaima has never compromised quality to achieve lower prices. If you pay less, you get less. We aim to give our customers more not less!”
Having acquired the Bevendean site from Brighton & Hove Council, Downland Housing Association, part of the Affinity Sutton Group, commissioned Conran & Partners to design a landmark building with a strong sustainable agenda for the area.
Angell Town is an award winning regeneration scheme of a London inner city estate in Brixton. It has come a long way since it was granted estate action funding in the 1990s, when the 1970s design made it susceptible to crime and antisocial behaviour.
The Government has set a target of zero carbon emissions for all new homes by 2016 and has instigated a package of measures to encourage house builders to reach this target. In April 2007 the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) replaced Ecohomes for the assessment of new housing in England.
