A £2.7 million development for The South Yorkshire Housing Association is due for completion in summer 2007 and has been made possible by grants from the Regional Housing Board, The Energy Savings Trust and land gifted by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.
Global climate change and the increasing cost of energy are becoming key drivers in delivering sustainable housing solutions throughout the UK. This highly eco-friendly development will use state of the art renewable energy technologies including solar thermal collectors to provide hot water, wind turbines combined with super insulated construction, means that residents will also benefit from savings on their energy bills.
The development consists of 23, three bedroom affordable homes on a sale and rent basis all with a contemporary design using locally sourced materials wherever possible.
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