Wates Residential is launching a campaign to find innovative and sustainable technologies and materials that will help it build net zero homes.
It is looking for suitable materials, products and processes for the development, design, construction and sale of low to high-rise residential developments.
These could include resource efficient materials for the built environment with low embodied carbon content or those derived from natural resources. The company is also looking for suppliers that can help implement Modern Methods of Construction as well as products that deliver significant biodiversity net gains, optimise building efficiency, help with the design and construction of zero carbon homes and save water.
Businesses keen to register their interest are being encouraged to complete an application form here: wates.co.uk/wates-innovation-network/call-out-innovation-partners-wates-residential/
Suppliers will be screened by Wates’ technical advisory panel of experts and successful suppliers will be piloted on Wates sites. Successful applicants will also be registered on the Wates Innovation Network (WIN) portal, a new online hub for suppliers of environmental technologies and services.
Launched in March 2021, the free-to-use network is designed to help businesses make connections and market their services across the construction industry.
Dr Zainab Dangana, Head of Sustainable Technology for Wates Group, said: “Our search for Innovation Partners and the concept behind the WIN portal is to boost the industry’s move to zero carbon and support emerging green technologies. This campaign is a continuation of our search for new suppliers with a particular focus on the design and construction of low to high-rise residential developments. There must be many businesses out there who would like to work with Wates, and we are keen to find them too.”
