Lyons Dock

London Borough of Ealing

The project

The second phase of the Greenford Quay regeneration project, Lyons Dock comprises of 251 build-to-rent homes and was delivered in just 16 months.

Project summary

The six-storey apartment building, for operator Greystar, contains a range of homes, from studios to three-bedroom apartments.

Due to the minimal disruption of volumetric construction, we could employ a phased handover, with residents moving in while work continued on the rest of the site. As a result, practical completion was achieved 12 months earlier than normal, improving the internal rate of return (IRR).

Huge carbon savings

After completion, Heriot-Watt University carried out detailed analysis to compare the volumetric approach with the original construction strategy. By drastically cutting waste and vehicle movements, and optimising material, we saved 26,000 tonnes of embodied carbon – a reduction of 44% compared to traditional construction and a 10% improvement on RIBA 2025 and LETI Band C benchmarks. This is equivalent to:

1,227,035

CO₂e sequestered from tress in a year

4,425

CO₂e flights around earth