Birmingham’s new skyline scheme scoops sustainability award
Birmingham’s new skyline scheme scoops sustainability award
Contractor behind The Bank on Broad Street secures award for the project as construction of the second tower building continues apace.
The Bank in Birmingham has won an industry accolade for its positive contribution to the citys sustainable regeneration.
Wates is rapidly heading towards completion of the second tower at the scheme, and has been honoured for its efforts to minimise environmental impact and leave a lasting social legacy through the delivery of the project.
Securing the sustainability award at West Midlands Celebrating Construction, Wates was commended for ensuring a reduced carbon footprint, engaged local community and for incorporating social enterprises as part of its local supply chain despite the environmental challenges faced due to the confined city centre location.
With the limited space available for the urban construction site, sustainability measures implemented by Wates to-date include recycling 97% of construction waste, spending £75k with social enterprises, installing a green roof and green wall to encourage wildlife habitation and implementing a green travel plan which is seeing more than 50% of the site workforce cycle to and from the site.
The Bank is the brainchild of Regal Property Group and consists of more than 400 luxury apartments across two high rise towers that offer panoramic views across the citys impressive skyline.
The scheme has already proven popular with homebuyers, with 90% of units sold off plan and Tower 1 almost fully occupied. The second tower, T2 is expected to complete before the end of the year. Once finished, it will be one of only two residential skyscrapers in the city to measure over 100m tall.
Were delighted with the progress and momentum that weve built at The Bank. T2 will soon be ready to welcome new residents and already stands as an iconic landmark in Birmingham.
To be awarded this accolade for the sustainability of our work here is a fantastic achievement and particularly notable considering the limitations that are placed on a city centre construction site with such a tight site footprint. This presented our project team with an environmental challenge that they have met head on through both the schemes design and the wide reaching CSR measures implemented during construction. “John Carlin
Regional Managing Director of Wates Construction Midlands
Not only does The Bank serve as a benchmark for urban residential schemes in Birmingham, standing as one of only two residential skyscraper developments in the city, but the development is now serving as a flagship building project nationally.
Its fantastic news to see The Bank recognised for its sustainability and to see all of the hard work which everybody has put into this project pay off.
Weve built a successful partnership with Wates throughout the construction process to deliver a high quality product at a landmark development for the city, and to see the project come to life has been incredibly rewarding.”Mark Holbeche
