We apply the six pillars to our own schemes first. This is where the method has been tested against real cost, funding and delivery decisions.

Adrenaline Alley has become one of Europe's largest action sports venues with over 80,000 visitors each year. Rampside Rooms provides convenient, cosy overnight accommodation for riders, their families, friends and teammates, right next to where the action is.
Positive Places is development manager for Adrenaline Alley. The scheme is in delivery.
The building uses a timber panel kit of parts, assembled on site at pace.
Funded by Charity Bank and delivered under a JCT ICD 2024 contract, with Interkey as main contractor and Etopia as modular subcontractor.
What it tested: taking a modular scheme for a charity client through funding, contract and on to site, including a funder's requirements for warranties and third-party rights.


DEMFLEX is a two-year international demonstration project testing hybrid DC/AC microgrids, community energy sharing and AI-driven flexibility in real neighbourhoods in the UK and Portugal.
The project aims to cut energy bills, boost self-consumption and support a smarter, more flexible grid, and what it finds informs the energy systems we design, and the energy pillar of every assessment.
Testing next-generation grid architecture in real residential settings in the UK and Portugal.
Machine learning optimises energy flows in real time, reducing peak demand and grid stress.
Peer-to-peer energy sharing between residents with AI coordination for maximum collective benefit.
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