Sustainability

Sustainable Strand

How can we be more sustainable as we create the new communities we are building?

This question is often at the centre of the Strand Teams minds when we are designing our developments, with Sustainability being part of our companies ‘Core Purpose’.

So what are we doing that helps to promote sustainability and makes our developments stand out as being progressive?

Sustainability

Bringing 'Green Energy' to our homes

In 2022 we made the decision to bring ‘Green Energy’ to our new homes. Not only does this help our environment but it also has financial gains for our customers. What are we offering:

6 monocrystalline panels on each of our new homes. As well as producing clean energy for the homeowners, it also reduces their running costs, at a time when energy prices are soaring.
5kWh solar battery. The panels are connected to a high specification, hybrid solar inverter and switch gear which control the flow of electricity between the panels, the battery and usage in the house.
Electric car charging point. You will be ready to power an electric vehicle with free solar electricity if needed.

Biodiversity

Biodiversity on our sites is something we feel strongly about and we aim to grow and create better habitiats for native species of wildlife.

We partner with Landscape Architects who not only want to create gardens and communal areas that are visually attractive but also plants and trees that help our ecosystems, encourage wildlife, support habitats and create new ones.

What we do differently:

Use of native plants
Pollinator friendly plants
Placing of rocks in gardens to create homes for insects
Sourcing of plants: We aim to source our plants as locally as possible, reducing their carbon footprint. Eventually, our goal is to grow our own plants for all our sites.
We invest in our gardens and place multiple plants into each one.
Green energy workshops for our team and selling agents to educate on our Green Energy Pack
Workshops with local primary schools to educate on pollinators and fill bug hotels made from waste timber
Waste reduction on site

How we are committing to this:

We are members of All Ireland Pollinator Plan which means we have agreed to take action to protect and promote pollinators.

Things to come: