Project Overview:
The impressive Bowback House Build-to-Rent development in Milton Keynes will deliver 306 quality new homes in the city centre, including an allocation of 43 affordable housing apartments. The scheme is being developed by HG Living for the Pension Insurance Corporation, with HG Construction as the main contractor.
Spanning up to 14 floors, the scheme will further provide c.25,500 sqft of external amenity space and c.10,000 sqft of internal retail and amenity space.
Facilities for residents will include a 24-hour concierge, residents’ lounge, gym, fitness studio, sky lounge and multi-use games room. Located on the site of a former office block, the new development has been designed with an RC frame, inset juliet balconies, and a brick skin and stone banding facade. Innovations include prefabricated bathroom pods and utility cupboards and a blue roof solution. A modern and highly sustainable scheme, the development is targeting a 4* Homes Quality Mark rating, WiredScore Gold and EPC ‘B’ rating for all apartments.
EDC Scope of Works:
Our commitment to sustainability is at the heart of this project with a 4 Homes Quality Mark rating*, Platinum WiredScore rating, and ensured that all apartments met a minimum EPC rating of ‘B’. The development incorporated Air Source Heat Pumps for hot water and green electricity for heating, alongside solar panels, supporting the transition to a Net Zero economy.
As part of this, EDC worked closely with delivery partners HG Living & HG Construction to coordinate the smooth installation and delivery of the MEP services. This included implementing an energy-efficient hot water air source heat pump system in each dwelling, utilizing a fabric-first approach and PV technology to meet Part L & CO₂ reduction targets.
The heat pump system efficiently produced hot water by extracting heat from external air, supplied via insulated ductwork. Due to its high efficiency, the cylinder significantly reduced dwelling emissions in SAP, enabling compliance with electric space heating and the Edel cylinder.
