Eco homes to be focus of new study

11:00am Thursday 11th October 2012 in News

TWO houses will be the centre of a study to see if their green features actually make a difference.

Sanctuary Green Technologies has teamed up with a group at Oxford Brookes University to do the work after winning a £50,000 Government grant.

Researchers will measure the performance of energy efficient features at two properties at the redeveloped Bryan House, in Chapel Street, over six months.

Residents will also give feedback on using the eco-friendly features.

If the technology is proved to be beneficial it could change the way properties are built in the UK in the future.

The properties, a three and a four-bedroom house, are built to Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes and include solar panels, air source heat pumps, triple glazing and extra insulation.

Sophie Atkinson, head of community investment and sustainability for housing association Sanctuary Group, said: “As a leading housing provider, we take our environmental responsibilities very seriously and are committed to improving the condition of our housing stock to help reduce carbon emissions.

“This project will allow us to identify the most effective energy-saving technologies which can be used in new developments and to deliver improvements to our homes across the country.”

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Comments (2)

11:43am Thu 11 Oct 12

Myron Blatz says...

City Council has tried this several times over the years as expensive 'pilot projects' which have never proven viably sustainable, or economically affordable when compared to less eco-friendly homes, especially where the main issue is providing as many houses and flats as possible with available funding, and on the available building space.
City Council has tried this several times over the years as expensive 'pilot projects' which have never proven viably sustainable, or economically affordable when compared to less eco-friendly homes, especially where the main issue is providing as many houses and flats as possible with available funding, and on the available building space. Myron Blatz

4:13pm Thu 11 Oct 12

paul from Kennington says...

“This project will allow us to identify the most effective energy-saving technologies which can be used in new developments and to deliver improvements to our homes across the country.”

All good and well, but the energy companies keep putting up prices to cover the lessened demand for their product, negating the beneficial effect. Until the basic needs of Water, Gas and Electricity are brought back into public ownership, for us the financial part of it will never be beneficial, only to the shareholders in France, Spain, Germany and wherever else our energy suppliers come from.
“This project will allow us to identify the most effective energy-saving technologies which can be used in new developments and to deliver improvements to our homes across the country.” All good and well, but the energy companies keep putting up prices to cover the lessened demand for their product, negating the beneficial effect. Until the basic needs of Water, Gas and Electricity are brought back into public ownership, for us the financial part of it will never be beneficial, only to the shareholders in France, Spain, Germany and wherever else our energy suppliers come from. paul from Kennington

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