Eco-friendly housing construction job underway in Bristol
The construction job on the UK’s first large-scale zero carbon housing development has started in Bristol.
Barratt Developments is carrying out the work, after gaining planning permission and completing the formal contractual commitments with South Gloucestershire Council and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
Almost 200 new homes at the Hanham Hill site will be built as part of the construction job.
All the properties have been designed to produce the minimum amount of carbon emissions, while residents will also be encouraged to grow their own fruit and vegetables in specially-designed allotments.
Barratt Developments chief executive Mark Clare said that the construction job was a sign of the future for the housing industry.
“There is no doubt that there will need to be significant changes in the way that homes are constructed to meet higher environmental standards,” he stated.
Last week, the HCA revealed that it had helped fund the building of more than 53,000 new properties in the UK during its first year in operation.
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