Green, Sustainable Living in London
St James has made a long term commitment to create sustainable vibrant communities that enhance the surrounding area whilst minimizing any adverse environmental impact associated with development.
As with most St James developments, Silkworks London is a former brownfield site which is being transformed into a sustainable residential location. Developing such sites enables us to recycle disused land and assist environmental, social and economic regeneration. Not only are construction methods chosen to minimize damage to the environment but the apartments and studio flats come with a variety of environmentally friendly and cost saving features. Such features include:
- Energy Efficient Kitchen Appliances: All of the appliances in your new home are A rated* (A being high and G being the lowest).
- Low Water Use Bathroom Fittings: To include dual flush toilets, aerated taps and low flow showers.
- Low Energy Usage Light Fittings: Located in the kitchen, hallway and bedroom.
- Proximity Light Sensors: 50% of the lights in the communal hallways and basement car park are controlled by movement and will turn off automatically when no movement is detected after a short period.
- District Heating System: A central boiler system will power heating and hot water for all apartments.
- Solar Panels on Roof: These will preheat water being fed into the central boiler to the required temperature before distribution to the apartments. This provides a CO2 saving of approximately 10%.
- Brown Roof: Benefits include reduction of storm water run off; reduction of heat loss from the building in winter; reduction of internal building temperature in summer; reduction in energy costs.
- High Levels of Insulation: The external walls, windows, ground floor, roof and hot water cylinder are highly insulated reducing heat loss. In addition the windows use a Low-E clear glass with a thin, transparent metal-oxide coating which helps block the transfer of radiant heat.
Silkworks Sustainability Features Guide
