Eco-friendly homes planned in Bristol

Britain’s aims of becoming carbon neutral by the year 2050 are being helped by housing construction in the South Western City of Bristol as the property development company United Living, and the appointed contractor PassivHaus, plan the construction of 50 affordable, eco-friendly homes.

Going into further detail, the eco-friendly homes will be constructed on Shaldon Road as part of Bristol’s own scheme to become carbon neutral by 2030 and are being delivered in partnership with United Communities and the Bristol Community Land Trust, with support from the Bristol City Council and Homes England.

The New Business Manager at United Living, Caroline Lewis stated: “We are very proud to be involved in this initiative as it embodies all of our core values, especially our commitment to creating communities, not just building homes.

“We are acutely aware of the need to develop and implement solutions to tackle the housing shortage and climate change.  The steps we are taking with our partners at Shaldon Road are a small part of this.”

Specifically, these homes will be classed as eco-friendly on account of their being composed of locally sourced, natural building materials, possessing energy efficient fitting to make the homes almost air tight, ground source heat pumps, and photovoltaic panels, with the designs allowing for maximum solar gain and whole-house mechanical ventilation.

The Interim Chief Executive Officer at United Communities Housing Association, Anna Klimczak commented: “As well as delivering much needed new housing, this project will transform the lives of residents, empowering them to make decisions about their new homes, right from the start. Communities are at the heart of what we do and our aim is for 30 per cent of our new homes being community led projects by 2024.”

The Chief Executive Officer at Bristol Community Land Trust, Lindy Morgan added: “The passion of all those involved, including residents, has driven this project forward and we cannot wait to see it coming out of the ground. It will offer life-changing opportunities to those who have been matched with a home and has always had community at the heart of it.”

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