Turves Green social housing refurbishment scheme

Location: 
Turves Green, Birmingham
Description: 
External and internal refurbishment of 6 high rise social housing blocks for Birmingham City Council, the main contractor is Wates Living Space. It is a £7.2 million project due to complete in Novemeber 2010.
Theme: 
Sustainability
Status: 
Started
Date: 
2008-11

This project is to improve living conditions for residents, to enable the client to achieve decency and to extend the length of time the blocks will be in use.

Client: Birmingham City Council

Main Contractor: Wates Living Space

Designer: Urban Design, Birmingham

Benefits of the Project

To demonstrate to both clients and residents value for money on best practice on high rise projects and share learning points with other contractors and consultants on partnership.

Targets

Monthly environmental targets along with a benchmark figure of 37/50 for Considerate Contractors Scheme.

KPIs

The client is monitoring all KPI measures as per current partnership agreement.