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Cunninghame Reach Housing Milestone 29/3/2022Douglas BodellNo Comments

Our client Cunninghame Housing Association recently held a ceremony at our affordable housing development at Hallmeadow, Annan to mark the completion of their 300th home in Dumfries and Galloway.

We were pleased to attend at ceremony at our affordable housing development at Hallmeadow, Annan to mark our client Cunninghame Housing Association completing their 300th new home in Dumfries and Galloway.

The masterplanned development at Hallmeadow for 130 homes provides a housing mix comprises a mixture of 2- and 3-bedroom general needs houses, as well as 8 bungalows designed for amenity use and 5 wheelchair friendly designed bungalows.

69 of the 130 homes on the Hallmeadow site have been completed and handed over, with the remainder due for completion later this year.

Our affordable housing development at Halcrow, Gretna (Phase 1) completed in 2019 provided 90 affordable homes which contributed to Cunninghame Housing Association’s housing milestone completed to date in Dumfries and Galloway.

We look forward to working together with Cunninghame Housing Association to add to this total.

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Planning Permission Granted for STEM Centre 8/11/2021Douglas BodellNo Comments

We have obtained Grant of Planning Permission for a new-build STEM Skills and Innovation Community Centre in Kelloholm.

We are pleased to have obtained Grant of Planning Permission for a new-build STEM Skills and Innovation Community Centre in Kelloholm for our client Kirkconnel and Kelloholm Development Trust.

This project is an ambitious regeneration project that will deliver a purpose-built state-of-the-art Skills and Innovation Centre on a derelict site in the heart of Kelloholm. It will have a significant impact on the physical regeneration of Kelloholm, while tackling income, employment and skills deprivation, and supporting local businesses to grow.

The STEM Skills and Innovation Centre incorporates training accommodation, digital learning facilities including digital classrooms, learning pods, and breakout spaces and serviced business/co-working space and office accommodation.

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New Certified Passive House Consultant 5/11/2021Douglas BodellNo Comments

Rory Kennon, Senior Technologist based in our Dumfries Office, has qualified as a Certified European Passive House Consultant certified by the Passivhaus Institut.

We are pleased to announce Rory Kennon, Senior Technologist based in our Dumfries Office, has qualified as a Certified European Passive House Consultant certified by the Passivhaus Institut.

Rory joins our Senior Partner, Jonathan Potter who is a Certified European Passive House Designer following training at Strathclyde University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and formal examination from the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt.

This adds to our in-house expertise in energy calculations including Passive House and low-energy specialist design advice.

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First Passive Houses Completed for Loreburn 21/3/2021Douglas BodellNo Comments

Major milestone for Loreburn Housing Association as we handover their first Passive House certified affordable homes.

The first Passive House Certified housing development in Dumfries has been successfully completed and handed over to our client Loreburn Housing Association.

This small-scale urban infill development at Forsyth Street, Dumfries of four dwellings was designed and constructed as Loreburn Housing Association’s first Passive House certified development, the only internationally recognised, performance-based energy standard in construction.

Our in-house Certified Passive House Designer was fully involved in the design and assisting Robison Construction, a local contractor with no prior experience constructing Passive Houses, during the construction phase.

Following completion we liaised closely with the Contractor and Independent Passive House Certifier to ensure the development was fully certified and uploaded to the Passive House database.

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Sir A.P. McCoy Opens Vet Surgery Extension 10/6/2016Douglas BodellNo Comments

New Vet Surgery Extension in Lockerbie has been officially opened by Champion Jockey Sir A. P. McCoy.

Ark Veterinary Centre celebrated the opening of a new extension to their main surgery in Lockerbie on 10th June 2016. The extension was formally opened by Champion Jockey Sir A. P. McCoy. 

The new two storey extension design is formed around a central preparation area directly accessing adjacent operating theatres, laboratories, x-ray and storage rooms. A kennel and cattery with external exercising areas were formed as part of the proposals together with a large stable block directly connecting into the new extension. 

A new first floor provides the surgery with additional staff support accommodation including offices, meeting room and staff room. Following completion of the new extension remodelling of the existing surgery was carried out to create additional consulting rooms and waiting areas. 

A new biomass boiler heating system was incorporating into the extended building together with an enlarged car park. 

The extension was designed and sequenced to ensure minimal disruption and the continual operation of the surgery during construction works. 

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