Willmott Dixon to build first phase of Oxfordshire eco-town

Willmott Dixon has been awarded the £27m contract to build the first phase of developer A2 Dominion’s eco-town project in Bicester, Oxfordshire.

The contractor will build the first 94 of the planned 393 zero carbon homes that will make up the initial phase of the North West Bicester eco-town. 

The initial phase, known as The Exemplar, has already been awarded BioRegional’s One Planet Living status, making it just one of nine developments in the world to achieve this mark of sustainability.

The scheme also aims acheive Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5, supported by PV solar panels on every home (covering an average area of 34m² per property), making it the UK’s largest residential solar array and capable of generating power to supply 550 homes.