Coventry Cross Estate
Project information
Durkan are currently working with Poplar HARCA to help them realise their promise to deliver a flagship urban renewal scheme on the Coventry Cross Estate in Poplar, London.
Durkan has worked closely with Poplar HARCA and Baily Garner to enhance the specification of works and introduce retrofit principles which will help achieve an 82.%% reduction in Carbon emissions (from the Government baseline of 1990).
Durkan won the competitive tender for refurbishment works to Coventry Cross and together with Baily Garner immediately began to explore way to introduce environmental improvements. The schedule of works which include renewal of roof coverings, wall cladding, new lifts, electrical wiring and improvements to balconies and shop fronts which could contribute to reducing energy costs by up to 20%.
With Poplar HARCA, Durkan’s Resident Liaison Officers will also help residents understand how small changes of habit will reduce their own energy bills. We will also monitor the buildings performance and savings being made, once the works are completed so that we can benchmark the results.
Paul Dooley, Director of Estate Regeneration at Poplar HARCA – “As a client, Poplar HARCA are delighted with the team’s drive and enthusiasm to ensure that this retrofit project is delivered to the highest standards whilst maximising sustainable technologies to the benefit of all stake holder and in particular the residents. This has been achieved without compromise to design or budget”
John Milner, Partner of Baily Garner – “Working with Durkan we were able to build a model of current predicted energy performance, how this might be improved and how it sat in the wider strategic context. As the industry moves forward this more educated and analytical approach will be vital in facing future challenges”.
Shaun Sheldrake, Durikan’s Director of Specialist Works – “We were delighted in the first instance to wins the contract for Poplar HARCA and continue our long and successful relationship. Through our Retrofit – Homes Fit for the Future initiative, we felt we could add additional value by working with the client’s team to introduce additional measures whilst staying within the agreed cost of the project. Achieving this and seeing the projected results, is a particularly satisfying outcome”
Client Details
Client:
Poplar HARCA
Contract Value:
£5.5m
Professional Team
Quantity Surveyor:
Baily Garner
