Research & Development
"We must never be complacent about our capabilities, our processes or our projects. We must strive to find better, more efficient, more sustainable ways to do our job." Paul Ensch, Director, Homes
Osborne is committed to finding ways to reduce fuel poverty, lessen the impact of construction on the environment, minimise waste and make sure our activities are sustainable at every level.
This attitude has led us to look closely at our internal processes, the way we build and the products and materials we use, including our use of IT and our relationships with supply chain partners.
Sustainable construction
These factors contributed to the development of the Innovare Systems (an Osborne subsiderary company) Structural Insulated Panel system (SIPS), a whole house panel system that enables us to build energy efficient homes that maximise the amount of construction work done off-site. Homes built with this system far exceed Building Regulations performance requirements, with energy bills a fraction of conventionally constructed homes.
The SIPS system has been incorporated into the Osborne Demonstration House at the Building Research Establishment. Independent assessment of the house shows that the energy required for space heating is just one third of that required in the 2006 Building Regulations, and carbon emissions are 40% better than target.
Exploring innovation
The Demonstration House has also given us the opportunity to explore other areas of innovation, including pluggable wiring, bathroom pods, under floor heating and solar panels.
We hope to use the SIPS system in the education, health and community care sectors, and we are also committed to developing other products that can contribute to energy efficiency and improvements in construction quality, health and safety.
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