Crown Estate launches net zero housing projects

The Crown Estate plans two net zero carbon housing projects to test different approaches and focus on reducing embodied carbon as well as energy efficiency.
Together the schemes in Bedford and Cheshire will involve building 110 homes that can be delivered using less than 300kg/m2 of embodied carbon while also meeting ambitious energy efficiency targets.
The Crown Estate is seeking partners for the pilot projects and will look to test different models for project delivery, including through incen