Housing 21 has completed at Patent House and Patent Walk in Doncaster – England’s largest net zero volumetric Retirement Living scheme.
Built offsite at M-AR’s factory in Hull, the scheme adopts ‘low carbon specification’ to meet the Future Homes Standard and 2050 net zero targets.
The scheme will enable people aged 55 and over to live independently within a community setting.
More than 60 volumetric modules provide a total of 20 homes, including eight two-bedroom bungalows, as well as a three-storey building featuring six one-bedroom and six two-bedroom apartments – all available for social rent.
Located off Cooke Street, residents will also be able to enjoy the facilities at another Housing 21 scheme, Minden Court, located adjacent to Patent House and Patent Walk. Minden Court has a spacious communal lounge, which was renovated in 2017 and is surrounded by extensive open-plan gardens featuring outdoor seating.
Tony Tench, Deputy Chief Exec at Housing 21, said:“This has been an incredibly exciting project for us to deliver. We had a very clear objective for developing this scheme. Not only did we want to provide an entirely affordable Retirement Living complex, but we wanted to ensure it could achieve net zero in terms of operational carbon so that we can keep energy costs as low as possible for our future residents.
“While we look forward to welcoming our new residents, we are already looking ahead and have put in place a year-long programme to accurately monitor the energy use of these new homes. This will be reviewed alongside another traditionally built scheme, so we can capture data that will further shape net zero homes of the future.”
