Lumiere developments has launched the world's most sustainable residential tower.

The Beacon, located in Hemel Hempstead, comprises 272 studio, one, two and three bedroom balconied apartments and luxury penthouses in a 17-storey tower which will generate sufficient heat and power from on-site renewable energy to power the vast majority of the building's requirements.

Ambi Singh, Commercial Director of Lumiere Developments, said: "The Beacon is the result of a number of years of extremely hard work by everyone at Lumiere and our partners in the design and planning, to deliver the world's most sustainable residential tower.

"We want residents to feel like they are part of a community and to truly enjoy their living environment. At the same time we want apartments to be as cost effective as possible whilst ensuring a positive environmental impact on their locality."

The ground floor will be the main hub for residents featuring the internal arboretum alongside a café and bar area, water features, club lounge and cinema room and external patio space.

On the first floor will be a 2,120 sq ft gymnasium, fitted with the latest fitness equipment, whilst a communal roof sky garden will provide an outdoor residents 'library' decked area and observatory at the top of the building with parking for 319 cars in the basement.

Set to complete in 2018, the Beacon enjoys exceptional transport links and is within walking distance of Hemel Hempstead train station, which links residents to Euston (Victoria and Northern line) in 24 minutes.