Sustainability should be about cutting costs, generating environmental benefits, creating more demand from consumers and therefore earning higher returns and profits. For Oxford, this is exactly what it is about.

Sustainable planning

There are 3 generic factors that must be covered to create sustainable planning:

1)  Planning has to be holistic. An example is shown using the Oxford 360 degree sustainability index below.

2) Planning has to be more open to change, especially in the fast-changing world of today.

3) Many different parties have to be involved in the planning process. That means local people as well as professionals. The more opinions you get, the wider context the planning gets.

Faster planning cycles mean a quicker return on your investment, lower construction costs mean profits rise, higher quality and higher demand buildings mean sales move more rapidly and can include a premium for consumers.

A few concrete examples are included below:

• Carefully planning the site placement of a building can definitely affect its reliance on mechanical heating and cooling systems as well as artificial light. The result is significant operating cost savings.
• Buildings are responsible for 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable buildings are designed to increase their operational efficiency – and decrease their emissions. By utilizing local renewable and recycled materials, fewer materials end up in landfills and the local economy benefits from reducing the extraction and processing of non-localized resources, plus costs are lower.
• There are also savings for the consumer - up to 50% energy; up to 35% carbon emission; up to 40% potable water ; up to 70% solid waste.

In conclusion, all the aspects mentioned above will promote higher building value, a higher return on investment and an enhanced asset value and profit that make a sustainable development into a top class investment opportunity.

Case Study – Oxford Park

Oxford Park is a perfect example of this approach. A fully planned and permitted development by the Oxford Sustainable Group near Tallinn in Estonia, it is the leading sustainable development in Europe featuring 150,000 gross square meters of outstanding commercial, office and retail facilities; residential homes; a top class hotel with convention centre and wellness spa and medical centre and renewable energy from biomass to solar panels. All integrated with economic, social, environmental, local residents, government policy, investment, finance, education, transport, All amenities are in walking distance so buyers have the option to live and work in the same area and many other factors making it the most advanced sustainable and lifestyle development in Europe today.

This master-planned community lies on 56 hectares of land, where a large part of the area is dedicated open space for community parks, forestry and outdoor leisure activities. We have chosen to locate these luxury residences and commercial area alongside a National Park because we are passionate about what this unique location has to offer. Oxford Park is a state-of-an-art multifunctional development, designed by our internationally acknowledged Italian architectural team – the future of sustainable development today.

Obviously there is great international interest for this development and Oxford have been persuaded to open the opportunity to a small number of select investment partners from Alan Forsyth’s property investment group who would like to become involved in a truly world-class project alongside Oxford’s own investment.

For more information and a downloadable PDF brochure of the Oxford Park Development click here