James’ Trainee Challenge: Creating Willmott Dixon's first net zero carbon pod
James created Willmott Dixon's first, off-grid renewable pod which will be used by students for years to come...
Delivering buildings that improve people’s lives is core to what we do. They are the legacy we leave for our customers, their communities and future generations.
However, the construction and operation of buildings accounts for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions. Buildings impact on people too: the way they are designed and used affects all aspects of life.
We will work with our customers to deliver buildings which are resilient to the impacts of our changing climate, conserve natural resources, use responsible, low-carbon resources, minimise carbon emissions and the cost of ownership, whilst improving people’s health and wellbeing.
We have already delivered many highly sustainable buildings. Our Brilliant Buildings theme builds upon our existing work and takes our approach to the next level through four key ambitions.
Our projects
Willmott Dixon is adopting the UKGBC Advancing Net Zero Framework approach to net zero operational carbon, which includes high-level principles for net zero operational carbon buildings, and targets for new buildings to meet this standard by 2030. We have set the ambition that by the end of 2030, all of our new buildings and major refurbishments where we have early design responsibility (at RIBA stage 2 or earlier) will achieve net zero operational carbon. We have also set the ambition that by 2030 these new buildings and major refurbishments will be future-climate ready, and will optimise user health and wellbeing.
Materials and supply chain
James created Willmott Dixon's first, off-grid renewable pod which will be used by students for years to come...
Extensive decarbonisation programme for Oxford City Council sees us install a water source heat pump at Hinksey Lake...
Hackbridge Primary School named winner in the non-domestic category at the UK Passivhaus Awards 2023.
Innovative design and low-carbon concrete save embodied carbon at new transport hub equivalent to more than 25 years of operational energy use.
Transport Hub achieves net zero carbon in construction and operation
Willmott Dixon helped maximise renewable energy generation for UK's first carbon neutral venue.
Award-winning innovative approach transforms Birmingham’s office landscape
TBC.London is one of London’s first net zero carbon workspaces, achieving the highest levels of building performance by eliminating carbon from its construction and operation.
Net zero design is key to Chichester College’s new STEM and Higher Education (HE) Centre, built using low-carbon steel that is both cheaper and more sustainable.