Igloo Regeneration

Igloo Regeneration is a UK-based developer and investor focused on regenerative urban projects that prioritize sustainability, affordability, and community needs. Operating for over 20 years, it creates mixed-use communities emphasizing social, economic, and environmental value through its proprietary Footprint® methodology, which measures impact across people, place, and planet.125

As part of Places for People, the UK's leading social enterprise, Igloo leads resident-led regeneration initiatives across the country, partnering with local councils, Homes England, and investors like Thriving Investments and The Crown Estate. Key activities include developing low-carbon, net-zero homes and commercial spaces that address affordability, biodiversity loss, and carbon emissions, often incorporating circular economy principles and zero-bills designs.13468 Notable projects encompass Ouseburn Valley in Newcastle, a riverside scheme with 300-350 homes and 18,000-20,000 sq ft of commercial space (phases 1-2 complete, phase 3 in planning), and a 75-home low-carbon neighborhood in Knutsford, Cheshire, serving as a replicable model for sustainable housing.46

Igloo holds distinctions as the world's first UN-recognised responsible real estate investment fund and the UK's first real estate B Corp, with igloo IM managing impact-led investments for enhanced investor returns alongside community benefits.1 Founded over 20 years ago by Chris Brown, who remains a consultant advancing Footprint®, the organization maintains headquarters in Manchester and targets transformative, equitable places nationwide.510