Aliva UK has been shortlisted for a prestigious sustainability award in the Unlock Net Zero awards with Unite Students for its flagship purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) – Morriss House – in Nottingham. The scheme
This shortlisting recognises both the architectural design potential and the sustainability benefits that Aliva UK’s A1 fire-rated, Kiwa UK certified AlivaBrick system can yield, with a U-Value of 0.10W/m2k achieved on Morriss House.
Aliva UK’s brick slips also require approximately 85% less energy than conventional brick production, adding to the sustainability contribution.
Unite Students’ Morriss House features over 8,000 sqm of EWI with red and buff clay slips, including acute and obtuse angled slips and corbel detailing, alongside stone rainscreen cladding as an accent feature, bespoke facade combinations that met the architectural design intent of Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson.
“We’re proud to be shortlisted in the New Build Development of the Year -Midlands and South category with this stunning EPC A, BREEAM Excellent, 705-bedroom Purpose Built Student Accommodation scheme. Fingers crossed for the awards night in June.”
Statement, Aliva UK
Morriss House was delivered in partnership with main contractor RG Group, and installer Stoneguard and is already environmentally award-winning, having received the Judges Choice award in the Environmental High Rise category in the most recent INCA awards.
Completed in September 2023, Morriss House, on Derby Road in Lenton, includes 705 bedrooms in a mix of 665 shared flats with en-suite bathrooms and 40 studio apartments. The development, previously a former car showroom and garages, also provides a commercial building for external use.
