Low Carbon Affordable Homes

Parc Eirin | Tonyrefail

Client: Codi Group

Parc Eirin delivers 225 low-carbon homes designed to create a long-lasting, sustainable neighbourhood for Tonyrefail and the Ely Valley. Phase One comprises 46 constructed low-carbon homes designed by Hammond Architectural Ltd and promoted by Sero Energy, Codi Group, Tirion and Morganstone

These homes replace traditional gas heating with a suite of renewable technologies, including solar panels, ground source heat pumps, smart hot water tanks, battery storage and intelligent energy management systems, helping to reduce bills and cut carbon emissions. Three-phase electricity is provided as standard to support EV charging. Future phases are now being progressed through to construction.

Loftus Garden Village

Client: Codi Group

Loftus Garden Village is an award-winning new neighbourhood created on a former industrial site, with sustainability, wellbeing and green infrastructure at its core. The development provides a mix of tenures with no visible distinction, supported by generous public realm, green streets and two inventive play parks shaped through early engagement with the local authority. Kitchen gardens, communal growing areas and sociable open spaces encourage active, healthy lifestyles and strengthen community integration.

Phase 2 continues this ethos, delivering 54 zero-carbon homes designed to meet WDQR 2021, with south-facing roofs for solar gain, flexible layouts and MMC-enabled house types.

St John’s Court | Newport

Client: Heydn Housing Association

St John’s Court is a 100% affordable housing scheme in Rogerstone, Newport, providing a mix of apartments, houses, bungalows and over-55s accommodation across two sites. The southern parcel is arranged around a shared courtyard, supporting a sociable later-living environment.

The scheme is driven by a low-carbon design approach, with a fabric-first strategy and passive design measures embedded from the outset to minimise energy demand, optimise solar gain and reduce overheating risk. This is supported by on-site renewable energy generation through photovoltaic panels and an efficient low-carbon heat pump system, delivering sustainable, future-proofed homes.

A simple, robust services strategy, combined with durable, low-maintenance materials, ensures long-term performance and reduced lifecycle impacts. The development also incorporates green roofs, SuDS and a community growing space, enhancing biodiversity, managing surface water and promoting resident wellbeing, while regenerating a previously developed brownfield site into a sustainable neighbourhood.

Dol Y Dintir |Cardigan

Client: Wales & West Housing Association

Dol Y Dintir is a 100% affordable housing development delivering 51 new homes close to Cardigan town centre. The scheme provides a mix of houses, apartments and bungalows, carefully arranged to meet a broad range of local housing needs. All homes are designed to be low-carbon and highly energy efficient, incorporating renewable technologies such as solar panels, ground source heat pumps, smart hot water systems, battery storage and intelligent energy management. Three-phase electricity is provided as standard to support EV charging. Together, these features help reduce running costs, lower carbon emissions and create a forward-looking, sustainable neighbourhood for the community.