Work About to Get Started on the Biggest Zero Carbon Housing Project in the UK

In under two weeks, work will start on the biggest zero carbon social housing development that the country has ever seen.

The development will be located in Airedale, West Yorkshire, after having just been given the OK by the local council. This means that construction company Keepmoat is now free to begin working on the estate. The work will consist of 91 homes.

The ‘zero carbon’ label is given to Level Six housing projects across the UK, representing the highest levels of energy efficiency, as a way to both reduce costs on bills and to cut down on carbon emissions from the buildings.

Design and build co-ordinator of Keepmoat, Ashley Jones, said that ‘the design has been carefully thought out to make the properties as energy efficient as possible’.

Homes will be extremely energy efficient. Measures such as double glazing in windows and doors mean that less heat will be able to escape, reducing energy bills and keeping the homes warmer. Double glazing can also help to make the homes more secure and to reduce any noise pollution.

On top of this, renewable energy technology will also be installed. This includes solar panels, recycling of water, and biomass heating to greatly cut down on the carbon emissions from the project as a whole.