The Landmark Practice Blog

Wind Tubines

The UK is subject to extremely challenging energy targets, which commit the country to producing 15% of all energy consumed in transport, heat and power generation from renewable sources by 2020, from a baseline of 2.25% in 2008.

The Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy (RES), published in July 2009, anticipates that on-shore wind generation will be required to provide a significant proportion of the new deployment to meet targets. This will represent a seven-fold increase in wind energy capacity.

The planning process to bring forward wind turbine development is potentially time consuming and costly to developers. The Landmark Practice specialises in preparation of Environmental Statements to inform applications for wind turbine developments. (more…)

REDEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

The University of Exeter has recently embarked on a programme of expanding and upgrading their student accommodation facilities. The Landmark Practice, and architects Willmore Iles, have been commissioned to provide detailed design as part of a design and build contract with Cowlin Construction. (more…)

Wadi Dana, The Jordan Rift Valley

The Landmark Practice has been appointed to lead a year long pilot study of the impact of climate change on sensitive habitats in the Jordan Rift Valley. Working with internationally renowned climate change expert, Professor Sandy Harrison of Bristol University, Landmark will manage the project on behalf of the Jordanian Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature. (more…)

The Royal National College for the Blind project in Hereford is now complete.

It was a challenging project due to the steepness of the site, the density of development and numerous protected trees, combined with the need to cater for students with a wide range of disabilities.

Luckily The Landmark Practice’s landscape architects like a challenge.

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Wildflower Meadow at Aardman Animations

The ‘instant wildflower meadow’ which was laid for Aardman Animation’s new headquarters is looking superb.

What once was a macadam factory and then a contractor’s compound is now a wildlife haven in the heart of Bristol.

The Landmark Practice has used soil-less wildflower turf on numerous projects and it has always been spectacularly successful.

Landmark has used this technique in the past to quickly create habitat for a newt translocation project.  The use of this technique in this instance met with Natural England approval.