CCG Homes and Rettie have released images of a new showhome on Granton Waterfront, showcasing Edinburgh’s first ever net zero private housing development.
The two-bedroom apartment forms part of West Shore and is designed to present the specification on offer to buyers at the point of purchase, including the components that are in place that will enable the 56-home development to achieve ‘operational net zero carbon’.
Described as a first for the private property sector in Edinburgh, a range of measures have been used to reach this energy efficiency standard, including super-insulated walls and triple-glazed windows as well as a clean/non-polluting heating system – entirely free of fossil fuels – and solar panels feeding directly to the property.
A district heating network sees all properties receive space heating and hot water services from an externally housed, centralised energy centre. This means there are no water cylinders in the properties.
CCG Homes MD Calum Murray said, “We are delighted to present the West Shore showhome to our prospective buyers. West Shore is Edinburgh’s first ever private housing development designed to operational net zero carbon; whilst buyers of new homes will be accustomed to some of the more mainstream energy efficiency measures like air-source heat pumps and solar panels, the enhanced design, and technologies we have in place here are cutting-edge. Where an individual home may have one air-source heat pump, our homes are served by ten, industrial-sized units!
“The enhancements are representative of what may become commonplace in the future, but CCG Homes has brought the future to the here and now, demonstrating true sustainable living in a burgeoning, new community. It’s a big milestone for us and the wider property sector in Edinburgh, and we look forward to engaging with buyers over the coming months.”
The theme of sustainability is carried through to the furniture with sustainably sourced materials used wherever possible.
Sarah Curtis, director of new homes at Rettie, added, “Rettie are delighted to be working with CCG Homes as the selling agents at West Shore. As Edinburgh’s first private housing development designed to achieve operational net zero, this is a really exciting project for not only us, but the city too.”
