| New Falmouth student flats are using innovative | | | | Located in a prime position with views over the water |
| building techniques to be ready for the start of the | | | | the development has taken much care to blend into |
| academic year. | | | | the surrounding area. With the importance of |
| A new homes complex designed for students will be | | | | encouraging a bio diverse environment around the new |
| ready in time thanks to a pioneering construction | | | | building, Devington Homes employed a Landscape |
| system. With the academic term starting on a fixed | | | | architect - Rathbone Partnership - to consider the |
| date there is no room for late housing projects aimed | | | | issues for 2 main areas of the development - the roof |
| at this market but this has not been a worry for the | | | | and the meadow land between the building and the rail |
| developer; Devington Homes. | | | | track. |
| Well renowned developers of quality housing | | | | As a result Maritime Accommodation has a fully |
| Devington Homes have put all their skill into developing | | | | planted 'green' roof which supports a variety of |
| these specially designed student homes. Using the | | | | vegetation growth. The roof is presently in its first |
| French Outinord prefabricated form work system they | | | | stages of growth but will in the long term be an 'island' |
| estimate they will reduce the normal build time by | | | | of ecological diversity for the local wildlife on the roof , |
| approximately 3 months and reduce their costs by | | | | this will also help to reduce surface runoff and will |
| 25%. Using this method they have been able to pour | | | | provide additional 'natural' insulation to the building. Not |
| enough concrete for four apartment shells in two days, | | | | only is this visually appealing, it is eco-friendly and |
| the normal time by conventional methods would be | | | | improves air-quality. |
| approximately a week. | | | | |