Pilot scheme to create more eco homes in Warwickshire

Pilot scheme to create more eco homes in Warwickshire

A pilot scheme between a Warwickshire housing development company and Warwick District Council will lead to the creation of eight new eco homes in the area. AC Lloyd Homes, which is based at Tachbrook Park, Warwick, has started building eight eco homes as part of Phase 1B of Oakley Grove in Harbury Lane, Bishop’s Tachbrook in Leamington.

 

All the eco homes will have air source heat pumps with underfloor heating to the ground floor together with other features to best insulate the property and save energy. These include thermal insulated plasterboard, increased loft insulation, smart technology, solar panels and rainwater collection.

 

Having been encouraged by Warwick District Council to create an eco showhouse to promote the use of sustainable energy, Alistair Clark, Managing Director of AC Lloyd Homes said: “Building sustainable and energy-efficient homes is very important with spiralling fuel costs and climate change and after starting talks with Warwick District Council nine months ago, we have decided to actually build eight eco houses at Oakley Grove because I felt, if it was popular, we needed to give the potential purchasers something to buy which embraced renewable energy technology.

 

“Once they are completed, it is going to be interesting to see if people are willing to pay a little bit more money to buy a home which will save them money over time as well as improve the environment. This is a really exciting project and I look forward to receiving the reaction of our customers”

 

Warwick District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Development Councillor Alan Rhead said: “The District Council is very pleased to announce that it is supporting and endorsing AC Lloyd’s initiative to include some of the latest energy-saving and alternative energy sources available within its latest housing development at Oakley Grove. For some time now, we have been researching how best we can move house building into a more energy conservation arena. Not only will this initiative save energy and be more cost-effective for the residents, but it will also deliver a more eco-friendly development.

 

“We very much hope that this initiative will not only attract new customers, but will also raise the bar for future housing across the district as customers appreciate and welcome the benefits.”

 

 

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