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News Release from: Meden Valley Making Places | Subject: National House-Building Confederation award
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 31 August 2007
MVMP development recognised for energy
efficiency
Meden Valley Making Places awarded coveted National House-Building Confederation EcoHomes 'Very Good' Standard for the energy efficient design of new housing development in Whaley Thorns, Derbyshire
MVMP's selected developer Bellway is constructing 35 new homes in a GBP4 million scheme, known as Poulter View, with a showhome now open for viewing The development is taking place on the former Bathurst Terrace site where 50 run-down terraced properties were acquired and cleared by Bolsover District Council
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 18 Oct 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new homes are a mixture of one, three and four-bedroomed properties including detached, semi-detached and town houses.
EcoHomes is an independently verified environmental assessment method for new, energy efficient housing.
It rewards developers who improve environmental performance through good design of energy efficient homes, rather than high capital cost solutions.
EcoHomes considers the broad environmental concerns of climate change, resource use and impact on wildlife and balances these against the need for a high quality of life and a safe and healthy internal environment.
The development has brought new life to the village which was badly affected by the closure of its local colliery in 1978.
Whaley Thorns suffered a particular decline after 1996 which resulted in it being identified as a Renewal Area in 1998.
Gary Kirk, Chief Executive of Meden Valley Making Places, commented: "Minimising the impact on the environment has been key to our work in all of the eight settlements where we are working, and our choice of developer has taken this factor very much into account".
""Bellway have succeeded in delivering homes which are not only attractive and comfortable, but have been independently judged as being highly energy efficient, meaning lower fuel bills and peace of mind for the new occupants that they are minimising their own environmental 'footprint'".
Nicola Marshall, a senior regeneration manager for English Partnerships East Midlands, added: "The energy rating of homes is high on the government's agenda and is something which will soon become fundamental to the way we live.
Through our partnership projects we are looking to achieve high-quality, well-designed, sustainable places for people to live, work and enjoy - and that includes the construction of new homes which will have a minimal impact on the local environment.
"We are delighted that Bellway is working with us to deliver this at Whaley Thorns and hope the residents will appreciate the energy-saving benefits of the properties they will live in.".
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