Car Sharing
At Berkeley Homes, one of our key priorities is to reduce the amount of carbon associated with our developments.
We already lead the industry in encouraging sustainable build techniques and bringing new technologies to our construction projects to minimise impact on the surrounding areas, now and in the future.
We install energy efficient products as standard to limit the lifetime emissions of our homes once they are passed to our residents. Not only does this reduce energy bills, but also helps to reduce the impact that our homes have on the environment.
When looking at the carbon footprint, we have been able to reduce the emissions of our buildings by around a third compared to the existing building stock. With these savings in mind we looked at other areas to where we could make further reductions, and established that a large proportion of carbon emissions across the lifetime of the communities we create, come from cars.
We have found from experience that reducing car parking spaces and creating car free environments is not the only solution to this problem. We actively encourage our residents on City Quarter to lower their level of dependence on private cars.
Studies show car sharing significantly reduces the number of cars on the road. Every car shared results, on average, in 6 private cars being taken off the road. As a result, we offer a car share scheme to all residents at this development.
Please visit www.streetcar.co.uk for more information.
