The site’s buildings will be equipped with rooftop PV panels. Credit: Morgan Sindall Construction.

Morgan Sindall Construction has commenced work on the Mill Yard project, Railpen’s new mixed-use campus in central Cambridge, England.

Formerly known as Devonshire Gardens, the project is being developed by Railpen, manager of the £34bn ($43.02bn) railways pension scheme in the UK, in partnership with Socius.

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The project is expected to transform a key brownfield site in Cambridge, situated near the city’s train station.

It will feature 110,000ft² of office space, 70 build-to-rent flats, refurbished residential railway cottages, a 2,100ft² creche, a community events pavilion, and several retail units, all spread across seven buildings surrounding a 1.55-acre public park.

Sustainability has been a core consideration throughout the design and planning of Mill Yard, with Morgan Sindall employing its intelligent solutions model for construction.

This strategy aims to substantially reduce the development’s environmental impact, with a commitment to divert 99% of waste from landfill and achieve an embodied carbon saving target of 5,013 tonnes.

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Upon completion, the buildings will be electric, utilising both on-site and off-site renewable energy sources. The buildings will be equipped with rooftop photovoltaic (PV) panels to produce clean energy.

The Mill Yard project is expected to create more than £60m in social value for the local area.

Additionally, more than £30m has been allocated for expenditure within the local supply chain, which will stimulate the regional economy and benefit local businesses.

Morgan Sindall Construction Cambridgeshire area director Jamie Shearman said: “The scale of change that Mill Yard promises to bring to Cambridge is truly remarkable and we’re incredibly proud to be working alongside Railpen and Socius on the development. As a local team, we know that Cambridge is a truly one-of-a-kind city, but it’s through regeneration projects like this that each community will really be able to fulfil their true potential.

“Not only will Mill Yard turn an unsightly industrial area into a green and modern environment, but it will do so while delivering much-needed investment, housing and community facilities while also giving the local wildlife a valuable boost. With sustainability at the core of this brownfield regeneration, Mill Yard is also setting an incredibly high bar for minimising emissions over the lifetime of a development.”