CIOB’s Manchester Hub and guests recently joined the Wates Group construction team to visit a residential development in Manchester.
The development, at Rodney Street, Ancoats, will include 119 apartments spread across two buildings – a mix of 28 one-bed and 91 two-bed homes – alongside 10 townhouses.
Members were particularly interested to hear about the management of quality and safety, health and environmental (SHE) assurance, as these areas align with the CIOB Corporate Plan and its modern professionalism values.
Sustainability also plays a significant role in the project’s design: the buildings are being developed in line with the Association for Environment Conscious Building’s low-carbon standard. They are also fossil fuel-free and use passive solar design.
The combination of mechanical ventilation and heat recovery (MVHR) and heat pump technology will help to keep the energy costs low for future occupants.
This strict adherence to quality assurance, alongside Passivhaus design principles, is driving the tightest of tolerances.
CIOB members are hoping to further learn from Wates in regard to the digital quality management systems (QMS) and SHE systems that support this sustainable design, which is expected to be occupied this summer.
