Pictured above: Steve Brown, director of WT Partnership

Nottingham - based construction consultants WT Partnership has been appointed to work on a leading zero-carbon residential project in Derby.

WT Partnership will be project managing the scheme, which is being developed by Derby housing provider Derwent Living - and is understood to be the first such scheme of its kind in the area.

WT Partnership was picked for the project because of its previous experience on leading sustainable projects including working on the Greenwich Millennium Village and more locally for the University of Nottingham and Broxtowe Borough Council.

WT Partnership was appointed to the project following a lengthy selection process, Steve Brown, director of WT Partnership said: "We are all thrilled to be a part of this innovative residential project with Derwent Living. It's a very exciting project which will require careful planning and research and we look forward to the challenge."

Paul Casey, development director at Derwent Living said: "As an organisation we are committed to continually coming up with ways to reduce our carbon footprint. This is a landmark for us, as it is the first scheme of this kind that we have developed and is a massive step towards achieving our aim to complete 20 carbon neutral homes over the next few years."

This comes as part of a government initiative which states all new houses must be zero-carbon by 2016.

The initial process will see WT Partnership leading a fact finding review with the Project Stakeholders working party, including visiting other schemes, facilitating workshops and putting in place a careful planned process for the project.