LEADING THE INDUSTRY
Thakeham is taking a highly proactive approach in responding to the climate crisis, setting ourselves challenging targets. Our commitment to net zero covers all areas within our responsibility and with each of them, reducing our emissions as close as possible to zero is our priority aiming for a 50% reduction by 2030. Thakeham is working in partnership with the Future Homes Hub, championing meaningful change and putting us in the position of leading the industry and demonstrating the art of the possible.
CARBON NEUTRAL BUSINESS
Thakeham became a carbon neutral business two years ahead of our 2025 target. This commitment includes all of the carbon emissions from our business, including our business travel, fuel used by us on construction sites, and the energy used in our offices. As a Planet Mark certified business, we’ve followed a robust three-step process: measuring our impact, engaging everyone in the business and communicating our progress. Through Ecologi, our carbon offsetting supports nature-based projects. Natural carbon stores must be protected if we are to slow climate change, and these projects should also help local communities to thrive. As part of the UN Race to Zero, we have committed to reducing our emissions by 50% by 2030.
Find out more about our offsetting at www.ecologi.com/thakeham
ZERO CARBON IN LIFETIME OPERATION
From 2025, every Thakeham home will be zero carbon in lifetime operation. This means that the amount of carbon emissions associated with the building’s operational/regulated energy on an annual basis is zero or negative. A net zero carbon building is highly energy efficient and powered from on-site and/or off-site renewable energy sources. Smart home solutions are delivered in a way that consumers find intuitive and convenient, to enhance their lifestyles while also saving them money and reducing their carbon footprint. We are technology-driven, looking to implement battery storage systems, at a domestic and community level, supplied by both mains electricity and renewable technology which can power the home when needed, diverted to supply the electric vehicle charge point at the front of the house, or stored to relieve pressure on the power grid at times of high demand. Our approach to delivering zero carbon homes far in advance of government targets is why we are part of the core group in the HBF’s Future Homes Taskforce, leading the industry quest for zero carbon placemaking.
Carbon Neutral in Production
We have committed that from 2025, every Thakeham home will be carbon neutral in production, defined as when the amount of carbon emissions associated with a building’s embodied carbon including material production, transportation, construction and disposal, are zero or negative. This methodology is covered by the RICS Professional Statement ‘Whole life carbon assessment for the built environment’ stages A1-A5 scope for embodied carbon to practical completion, where we will be initially focusing on substructure, superstructure and façade which have the highest contribution to the whole life carbon of homes. We will achieve reductions in carbon emissions through making informed product choices, reducing waste and transportation, stakeholder engagement to improve the availability of sustainable materials, and investments in business transformation. Thakeham’s leading position in this area is why we were appointed to represent housebuilders as part of the UK Green Building Council’s Whole Life Carbon Roadmap Task Group.
