The Sustainability Guide Sustainable Living at North West ’s Most Exciting New Destination Simply a St George better way and sustainability of living

St George, London’s leading mixed- use developer, is pioneering sustainable development by regenerating land expanses of brownfield land in London to create thriving new communities in attractive landscaped environments. The St George sustainability strategy aims to make a long term contribution Over the years Berkeley An exceptional Creating sustainable communities to the environmental, social and has won many prestigious customer experience economic fabric in which we work and • We consult with experts to make awards for the quality, design • Every customer benefits live by creating developments that: sure the homes and places we and sustainability of our from our Berkeley Customer create are safe and secure • Protect and enhance the developments. Our Vision2020 Satisfaction Commitment • Our homes are designed to be natural environment strategy is designed to raise • Dedicated sales teams provide adaptable to meet the changing our standards higher still. • Make efficient use of exceptional service throughout needs of individuals and families natural resources Vision2020 means that when the buying process at different stages of life • Enhance the quality of life for you buy a new home from • Our customer service teams • We reduce the impact of the residents and the local community Berkeley, you can be safe in look after your needs after construction process on the local the knowledge that it is built you have moved in community by ensuring all of As a result of this commitment to to a very high standard of our sites are registered with the sustainability, St George was the first design and quality, has low Greener, more Considerate Constructors Scheme property developer to have been environmental impact and that economical homes A commitment to the future granted The Queens Award for you will enjoy an exceptional • Our new homes are designed enterprise; sustainable development. customer experience. to use 26% less water and their • St George sets targets to reduce The Berkeley Group then proudly CO emissions are 76% lower water use and CO2 emissions Vision2020 also means that 2 received this award in 2008. St George than an average home* associated with our construction has won numerous environmental you are buying a home from a activities and business operations awards since, including; CABE building sustainable business that takes • This energy and water efficiency • We aim to reuse or recycle a high for life 2010 – silver standard and its responsibilities towards the can save you around £380 per proportion of our construction, London planning award 2010 – Best environment, its workforce year on energy bills, and £83 demolition and excavation waste new place to live commendation. and the communities in which per year on water bills* it works, very seriously. • We provide recycling bins in every • The Berkeley Foundation is our home, space to set up a home office way of giving something back and a safe place to store bicycles to the communities in which we operate. It aims to improve the lives of young people and their Some features are only applicable to selected developments. Please check with the Sales Consultant. communities in London and *Savings vary between every home. Figures based on a typical 3 bed St George home achieving Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3. the South-East of England

2 Beaufort park | The Sustainability Guide The Sustainability Guide | Beaufort park 3 A former Beaufort Park brownfield site designed rich in heritage for life

“Good design is at the heart of the concept for Beaufort Park. Tremendous care has been taken in the design of the public spaces and landscape, the design and detail of the buildings themselves, right down to the design of the smallest internal detail. It's a degree of thought and care which ensure that this is a development which really works not just today, but for the long term.” Peter Crossley. Broadway Malyan, Architects.

This Sustainability Guide provides an outline to many Reclaiming over 25 acres At the request of the RAF museum in December 2010. Built in 1911 the of the sustainable commitments and achievements set of the historically important St George restored and relocated the watchtower was once the centre out by St George in creating Beaufort Park. RAF aerodrome historic Grahame-White watchtower piece of aviation pioneer Claude building at RAF Hendon, 500 metres Grahame-White’s aircraft factory in site, Beaufort Park is a • Regeneration • Green Energy from its original position, to the royal Hendon, home to the British aircraft ground breaking new air force museum site, as part of its industry and the birthplace of British • New neighbourhood centre • Recycle residential development regeneration of the former Hendon aviation. Flying from Hendon ceased airfield site at Beaufort Park. This in the late 1960’s and since then the • Wildlife • Transport initiatives from St George, incorporating 2990 new home designed was completed with the support of building had fallen into disrepair. St • Ecology • Employment and Training the RAF, English heritage and the George provided revenue support with imagination and style. . Restored to this project enabling use by • Facilities for Children • Sustainable living to its former glory, the building was the local and wider community. • Water • Individual initiatives handed over to the RAF museum

4 Beaufort park | The Sustainability Guide The Sustainability Guide | Beaufort park 5 St George not only creates first New class mixed use developments but also help to build sustainable communities. The facilities at neighbourhood Beaufort Park are delivered at an early stage in the building programme and are all within walking centre distance to ensure a convenient lifestyle for residents. The facilities include; shops, restaurants, offices and health and beauty services. Jun Ming Xuan Hairven Pesto Chinese restaurant hair & beauty salon Italian Restaurant

Tesco Express Coffee Affair convenience store café and deli

The Beaufort, Young’s Hendon Therapies Churchill Driving Standards Agency bar & restaurant Clinic Insurance Consultants Ltd test centre

6 Beaufort park | The Sustainability Guide The Sustainability Guide | Beaufort park 7 Wildlife and Commitment landscaped gardens to ecology

Beaufort Park is a valuable A selection of birds have been example of how high quality surveyed at Beaufort Park, including: urban development can be Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted conceived in a way that ensures Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, protection and enhancements Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Stonechat, of the natural environment. Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Through a combination of sensitive Carrion Crow, Rook, Jay, Magpie, design and careful implementation Starling, House Sparrow, the Beaufort Park design team have Goldfinch and Greenfinch. been able to retain, incorporate and protect existing and new wildlife habitats to enhance the ecological value of the area. • Bird, bat and insect boxes installed in the park to encourage nesting • The mixture of mature trees, native and low level planting all creates environmental appeal for animals and insects Every community needs At Beaufort Park, that concern for Beaufort Park is an exercise in Of the wildlife observed at Beaufort greenery and parkland at its the environment extends to the sustainability using state of the Park, our landscaped areas support heart. Sustainability means planning and maintenance and art materials and techniques to a variety of butterflies; including using resources in a way that care of an area of open parkland, actively improve the existing brightly coloured and attractive meets our needs while which is around the size of Berkeley environment and make efficient species such as peacock, small square and designed to be just as use of the natural resources through preserving the environment tortoiseshell, red admiral and elegant. With substantial planting the creation of landscaped grounds painted lady. and securing its future. of trees and shrubs, together and open parkland areas to provide with landscaped open spaces long term benefits to the whole the parkland provides long term area. At Beaufort Park the parkland Did you know? environmental benefits by enhancing is also used for local events such the ecology of the whole area. as Concert in the park to help At Beaufort Park we've bring the community together. contoured the site in such Varied and imaginative landscaping a way as to minimise the reveals secluded corners and an

need to export soil away ever changing vista, with banks

from the site, saving 20,000 of around 230 mature trees and

lorry movements. stunning shrubs chosen for their environmental sustainability.

8 Beaufort park | The Sustainability Guide The Sustainability Guide | Beaufort park 9 Our commitment to saving Over 40% of the UKs carbon dioxide emissions Making water is set out in our Vision Sustainable come from the things we do every day. The 2020 pledge to use 26% less government aims to reduce CO2 emissions in water per person than the living the UK by at least 26% by 202 and 80% by 2050. every drop average house: A number of steps are being taken at Beaufort • Water saving devices such as Park in order to help meet these targets. count restricted flow taps, showers and dual flush toilets are utilised • All apartments are constructed • To minimise the impact on • A whole house ventilation • Surface water drainage systems to be certified to level 3 of the our environment and the local system is incorporated to have been designed to incorporate code for sustainable homes community during construction, reduce power demand Did you know? measures to restrict the water run concrete crushing is carried • Beaufort Park supports the • ‘Green energy’ the suppliers of Turning off the tap off rate into the local sewer network. out on site and arising’s are considerate construction scheme Beaufort Park have been awarded whilst cleaning your teeth This reduces the requirement retained on site for re-use where in which St George consistently accreditation from OfGem can save up to 9 litres for watering the podium deck appropriate. This eliminates scores very highly. The scheme for providing cleaner more a minute by only using landscaping during summer months thousand of lorry movements falls into 3 categories; the environmentally friendly power what you need. across the borough that would environment, the workforce and have otherwise been required • Green energy do not use any the general public. St George brown energy – energy produces places the utmost importance • Podium decks are landscaped from polluting sources on all three categories forming green roofs to the under croft car parks which is a from of sustainable urban drainage

10 Beaufort park | The Sustainability Guide The Sustainability Guide | Beaufort park 11 A greener Did you know? Recycle recycle form of Replace standard light bulbs energy with energy saving bulbs, which recycle use up to 75% less energy and last up to ten times longer. If everyone in the UK installed just one energy saving light bulb, we’d save enough St George has a vision that by Every UK household produces These include: CO 2020 we will gave completed 2 to fill the Royal Albert Hall over a tonne of rubbish each • A waste management centre where • Recycling rooms containing clearly our first zero carbon over 1,900 times! year, 90% of which is actually general waste is compacted and marked bins are located on- community. To achieve fully recyclable. In the design removed from site by London site. Recycled refuse is collected this we are continually and construction of Beaufort borough of Barnet. This is the on a weekly basis, allowing striving to improve on Park, St George, has places first and at present the only residents to dispose of their our overall consumption a priority on managing waste residential development within recyclable waste in an efficient and use of energy. at source and encouraging the borough with the facility and environmentally friendly way recycling to conserve • The electrical tariff now in place • Compacting waste reduces the • Skips used during construction are resources. All residents for all forthcoming buildings number of collections from around clearly segregated for different at Beaufort Park is provided and commercial operators at the development reducing the waste materials for ease of through the company green Beaufort Park benefit from impact of refuse vehicles on- recycling. A minimum of 80% of energy. They are the only extensive recycling facilities site and across the borough construction waste is recycled electrical supplier in the UK which are sensitively sited to offer a 100% totally green and within easy reach. tariff which is generated from Did you know? renewable energy and accredited Current UK recycling green electrical sources is estimated to save more

• All apartments are fitted with than 18 million tonnes of C0

double glazed patio doors a year – equivalent of 2 and windows as well as fully taking 5 million cars insulated walls to minimise off the road. heat loss through the fabric of the building and therefore the need for regular heating • Renewable energy in the form of solar thermal technology has recently been introduced to specific blocks. This provides preheating of the domestic hot water to reduce further carbon emissions

12 Beaufort park | The Sustainability Guide The Sustainability Guide | Beaufort park 13 Enjoy the superb connections

Cars are responsible for over half of roads transport contribution to carbon dioxide emissions which account for over 75% of the UKs carbon dioxide emissions. St George is committed to promoting the use of environmentally considerate transport and Beaufort Park is no exceptions. Located close to public transport links with designated bus services integrated cycle provisions and a car club making alternative forms of transport are easily accessible.

• Bicycle stores are provided • St George has contributed towards • Bus stops are provided on the for residents, with bike racks an infrastructure programme. New edge of the development and convenient for retail outlets railway bridges have been built to underground station allow double decker buses access is only 5 minute walk away • Electric recharge points have been to this part of Colindale for the first installed for electric vehicles time. Aerodrome Road has been widened to improve car, cycle and pedestrian access into the area

Did you know?

At Beaufort Park, 59% of residents use public transport to travel to work, 44% use the

nearby London Underground to travel and 38% work in Central London.

As part of the sustainable transport initiative undertaken by St George at Beaufort Park, zipcar the UKs largest car club has been introduced offering environmentally friendly and sustainable travel for residents and the local community throughout London and across the country. Taking the northern line from Colindale, commuters can be in central London in less than half an hour. 14 Beaufort park | The Sustainability Guide The Sustainability Guide | Beaufort park 15 Employment A place & training for all to experience

“ I met the regeneration manager from St George at the Barnet employment job fair 2010. They offered me a great opportunity to train as a plumber on the construction site. I work four days a week on site gaining important skills of the trade and one day a week at college studying for my NVQ level 2.” Ashley Rice, Apprentice Plumber

What’s on in the local area St George is committed to making the development there will be locally their scheme accessible and equipped area of play designed As part of continual To further the success St George helping young people to find inclusive to all. 66% of homes built and built for children and a Bright investment in employment carry out visit for students from careers in the construction by St George are aimed at families Horizons childcare and education and training St George has the local Barnet College who industry and also in retails and and with this in mind there are a centre. There are fun environments attend the site to learn about the commerce. These initiatives are number of fun and exciting facilities for children to develop and grown. Become an intrepid explorer been instrumental in creating Discover your Parks hidden talent Don’t miss construction process at every stage in addition to the long term job for families. A select number of Within close proximity to Beaufort Arts & Sports a thing! 335 full and part time jobs Events of the build. From this initiative opportunities that have been apartments are available at Beaufort Park there are a range of good within the local community. there have been a number of work create through the neighbourhood Park to assist aspiring buyers onto schools for all ages, universities placements and apprenticeships facilities at Beaufort Park. the property ladder in partnership within easy reach and a wealth of For more information on what’s with the London borough of Barnet local services for the community happening in your area for children, at 20% below current market value to including Barnet Copthall sports please ask one of our sales those who meet the criteria. Within centre, sunny hill and Hendon park. consultants for this handy guide.

16 Beaufort park | The Sustainability Guide The Sustainability Guide | Beaufort park 17 The superb location brings all that London has Where you can to offer within easy reach. In addition to living make the in this sustainable environment at Beaufort Park, Did you know? difference… there are a number of easy actions that you can Turning your thermostat do to help reduce your carbon footprint. down and reducing your room temperature by 1°C could cut your heating bills by up to 10 percent and typically saves around £50 per year. • Recycle – make sure to recycle • Only use the washing machine • Check what you have in the what you can, when you can. Every or dishwasher when you can fridge and freezer before you little bit makes a big difference put on a full load. It wastes go shopping. Wasted food • Turn it off – appliances left on standby both water and energy to run is a big contributor towards use up to 85% of the energy they only a half full machine carbon dioxide emissions would use if fully switched on. An • Washing clothes at 30 degrees • Car journeys- wherever possible extra million tonnes of carbon will rather than at a higher temperature share car journey with friends, family be released into the atmosphere uses around 40% less energy. or neighbours. Not only does this through this power wastage. Modern washing powders save on CO emissions created by This could also save you around 2 and detergents work just as the car but can help share the cost £40 per year on energy bills effectively at lower temperatures • Clear a space around your plug so unless you have very dirty sockets to make it easy to turn washing, bear this in mind items off at the mains or consider purchasing a standby saving device

18 Beaufort park | The Sustainability Guide The Sustainability Guide | Beaufort park 19 Show Apartments & Marketing Suite 16-18 Aerodrome Road, London NW9 5GW Open weekdays 10am - 8pm Weekends 10am - 6pm +44 (0)20 8511 8600 [email protected] www.beaufortpark.co.uk

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Maps are not scale and show approximate locations only. The information in this document is indicative and is intended to act as a guide only as to the finished product. Accordingly, due to St George’s policy of continuous improvement, the finished product may vary from the information provided. These particulars should not be relied upon as accurately describing any of the specific matters described by any order under the Property Misdescriptions Act 1991. This information does not constitute a contract, or warranty. The dimensions given on plans are subject to minor variations and are not intended to be used for carpet sizes, appliance sizes or items of furniture. Beaufort Park is a marketing name and will not necessarily form part of the approved postal address. Applicants are advised to contact the developer’s agent to ascertain the availability of any particular property. R280/08CA/0813