05.10.11
Brighter Horizons, the charitable development subsidiary company of ALMO Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH), has welcomed residents to new 'green' homes on Dover Street, Rochdale.
The company has built six two bedroom bungalows on a disused former play area, supported by £360,000 grant funding from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
Chief Executive of RBH Gareth Swarbrick said "We are particularly pleased to have completed what is essentially our first new build 'green scheme' which has used the latest in sustainable building techniques.
Dover Street was designed by Pozzoni architects to achieve code for sustainable Homes Level 4 which includes insulating concrete formwork (ICF) technology where twin-walled expanded polystyrene panels are built up to create the walls of the property. This formwork is then filled with ready mix concrete and is quick and easy to build and efficient to run for the householder.
Other features of the homes include a solar thermal hot water system, rainwater harvesting system and restricted water usage system. A mechanical ventilation unit with heat recovery has been fitted in the loft of each property as well as low energy light fittings in each room.
The main contractor of the scheme was Rochdale based Jackson and Jackson.
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