Sustainable Communities Pre-manufactured from wood – Riverford Gardens

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Name of building

Riverford Gardens

Date Completed

Under Construction

Building type

Residential

Location

Glasgow, Scotland

Wood

Riverford Gardens is a 6-acre site in the south side of Glasgow. This contemporary development benefits from a unique location on the White Cart Water and offers a variety of accommodations types arranged to maximise views and amenity.

The site is currently under development by CCG Homes and is scheduled to be completed in 2020.

One of the house types featured in the development has been the subject of further research by Edinburgh Napier University Centre for Offsite Construction + Innovative Structures (COCIS) as described in the ‘Research Focus’.

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