Environmental matters
For many years Accord Group has demonstrated its commitment to
environmentally friendly products and practices. This includes:
Accord’s commitment
to growing in-house
construction and
manufacturing
services has led to
an average reduction
in development and
regeneration costs
of around 10% per
property
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n Becoming the first housing association in the UK to launch its own
low carbon timber frame manufacturing facility
n Achieving the stringent ISO 14001 certification for environmental
management
n Developing a network of internal environmental champions to
disseminate information and implement new processes
n Piloting a unique external wall insulation solution using a ‘housewrap’ concept.
All of these activities provide excellent environmental benefits and many
of the outcomes complement the Group’s commitment to achieving
value for money across the business.