{"id":29812,"date":"2021-04-27T16:02:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T15:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29812"},"modified":"2021-04-27T11:08:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T10:08:01","slug":"halliday-fraser-munro-invests-in-peatland-restoration-to-offset-carbon-footprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29812","title":{"rendered":"Halliday Fraser Munro invests in peatland restoration to offset carbon footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Architecture and planning practice Halliday Fraser Munro has become the first Scottish firm to invest in a pioneering peatland restoration project in Wester Ross in the north of Scotland.<\/h3>\n
image: for illustration purposes only – Fiona Newton<\/em><\/h6>\n

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\u2026 environmental benefits of the Wester Ross project can be seen\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u2026 the firm will become a Certified Passivhaus Designer in June\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Scottish Construction Now<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

This investment in carbon offsetting units at the restoration project is in partnership with\u00a0Highland Carbon, a firm that provides carbon offsetting solutions. This move forms part of Halliday Fraser Munro\u2019s longstanding ethos of putting sustainability at the heart of everything it does.<\/p>\n

The environmental benefits of the Wester Ross project can be seen from the outset as the rehydrated peat acts as an enormous carbon sink. It supports biodiversity in the Scottish Highlands, next to a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and cleanses the local water supply as well as creating employment for those living in the area.<\/p>\n

Halliday Fraser Munro intends to offer further investment within the peatlands scheme as part of its service on projects that align with its environmental ambitions.<\/p>\n

As part of the firm\u2019s journey to offset its carbon footprint it also recently commissioned a report from environmental consultants Practically Green on its greenhouse gas emissions as it aims to exceed the Scottish Government\u2019s net zero targets by 2030. In another step forward on sustainability the firm will become a Certified Passivhaus Designer in June. This relates to residential, education and commercial properties and projects….<\/p>\n

David Halliday, managing director of Halliday Fraser Munro, said: \u201cAs architects and planners, sustainability has always been at the core of what we do….<\/p>\n

“This local and entrepreneurial biodiversity project reflects the spirit of Halliday Fraser Munro….”<\/p>\n

Richard Clarke of Highland Carbon\u00a0said: \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to have Halliday Fraser Munro on board to support such a\u00a0spectacular project in Wester Ross in the wilds of Scotland, while reducing their carbon footprint. A brilliant?aspect of peatland restoration is that biodiversity benefits happen from the off, with birds and wildflowers immediately beginning to settle on the site, as well as supporting the Paris Agreement on climate change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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