Fact file

"Green" buildings can attract an eco-premium of between 10-15% compared to standard homes.

Energy saving and renewable energy technologies leads to reduced running costs for homes and offices.

No land-fill equates to reduced environmental impact and minumum damage to natural habitat.

CHP, heat pumps, underfloor heating etc can easily be powered by renewable energy sources.

Environmental Development Initiatives

NGM's solutions consider environmental impact at all stages of development, whilst also addressing the following issues:

• Energy savings technology:
• CHP, heat pumps, under floor heating
• Micro-renewable technologies:
• Wind, solar and water turbines
• Commercialisation and boost to green economy
• Reduced environmental impact:
• Reduced carbon emissions
• Landfill, minimum damage to natural habitat
• Increased bio-diversity, no damage to sub-aquatic ecology through overshadowing

NGM developments provide secondary flood defences, alleviate pressure on flood defenses and reduce flood risk to adjacent areas.

	Solar panels Solar panels can be incorporated into the buildings design at a greatly reduced cost.
	Savonious wind turbines Savonious wind turbines can be incorporated into building designs, as they have minimal vibration.
	Two-way water turbine Two-way water turbines were developed to optimise energy generation in tidal flows.
	Wave generation When developing along a coast line there maybe the opportunity to utilize this innovative technology.

NGM will have the unique opportunity of being able to take advantage of solar, wind and water energy sources. This enables NGM's structures to make use of newly developed energy savings and micro-renewable energy technology that result in reduced costs of living, reduced carbon emissions and excellent Eco-homes ratings. These systems were developed for NGM by the New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) who are funded by the Carbon Trust. An initial study by NaREC suggests that using available technologies dependent on the location it is possible to reduce the dwellings' carbon emissions by up to 75%.

The use of timber in the construction of homes has a well-documented positive environmental effect. It has, for instance, lower embodied energy than concrete or steel and it is very sustainable. Today's timber is harvested from regulated and renewable sources where in Europe more trees are planted each year than cut down.

Concrete platforms have an estimated lifetime of 450 years and have no detrimental effect on the quality or the bio-diversity of the water.

The concrete platforms are thought of as environmentally friendly, as neither polystyrene nor concrete emit pollutants.  Moreover, they are also come with a simple maintenance regime, which, together with modern construction and supply chain management, make NGM’s development’s environmental impact unique compared to other developers.