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Nearly 2,000 Level 4 homes for London
London is to receive 1,900 low carbon homes from two new projects, it has been announced. Built to be 44 per cent more energy efficient than 2006 Building Regulations, or Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, the properties will be in Newham and in Croydon.They will be installed with centralised combined heat and … Continue reading
Super Energy Efficient Homes from Blu Homes
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Victorian terraces converted into Level 4 homes
The news feeds on this site are independently provided by Adfero Limited © and do not represent the views or opinions of the Energy Saving Trust. A number of Victorian terraces are to be renovated in Salford to create new low carbon apartments.Great Places Housing Group will work on the £2.8 million development of 26 … Continue reading
Level 3 Northumberland homes built from stone and slate
New homes built in Allendale, Northumberland, are set to be finished in June, complete with energy efficient features. Built to Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, the three and four-bedroom homes have be constructed with local stone and slate and feature a number of low carbon features including wood burning stoves.The four properties … Continue reading
Coventry eco homes given green light
Two eco homes have been given the green light to be built in Coventry. Run as an experiment, the buildings in Canley will be monitored for their energy efficiency, even when they are let out to council tenants.The Coventry Telegraph reported that a post-graduate student at Coventry University will collate data from the buildings and … Continue reading
‘Penguin behaviour’ inspires zero carbon homes
The latest zero carbon homes to be constructed in England have been inspired by the behaviour of penguins, according to Four Housing Group’s director of development and regeneration Lynda Peacock.Mimicking the action of thousands of emperor penguins huddling together to reduce the amount of surface area exposed to the cold, 21 homes in South Shields, … Continue reading
Netherlands tests automated-energy homes
Diagram of how the pilot home energy systems works, with written explanations in Dutch(Credit: Enexis) Two new housing developments in Breda, the Netherlands, will serve as a two-year pilot project to see whether a home decked out in smart-energy tech with access to multiple energy sources, not just the electric grid, is the answer to … Continue reading
Tenants prepare to move into Level 3 homes
Tenants are getting reading to move into 22 new affordable homes in Northampton, built to Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The £2.5 million development, which received £691,000 from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), was built on the site of a former school.Low carbon features include solar thermal panels, which will provide … Continue reading
Full steam ahead on Level 3 Sheffield homes
Marking good progress in the construction of an affordable homes development in Sheffield, a commemorative date stone has been laid. Once complete, the 54 properties will meet Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes standard, reducing the energy costs for residents.Low energy features will include solar hot water systems and a Sustainable Urban Drainage … Continue reading
Govt ‘U-turns’ on zero carbon homes policy
The government has been criticised for making a U-turn on the zero carbon homes policy.In an accompanying document to the Budget, it states that the 2016 target to make all new homes zero carbon will no longer be set. Instead, the industry must make sure that carbon emission levels are no greater than those set … Continue reading