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News Release from: Solarcentury | Subject: Eco friendly home
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 January 2005
Housebuyers see the light
With eight out of 10 house buyers willing to pay more for an eco friendly home, a new breed of consumer is forcing house builders to bring eco-friendly living to the mainstream.
Gusto Construction are just one of a number of house builders responding to this demand by using sustainable features in their designs Steff Wright, CEO, Gusto Construction said, "Customers are increasingly looking for homes that are stylish and original but feature sustainable technologies"
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 30 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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" We build homes that meet all of these requirements as well as being desirable to a wide range of customers".
" We are aiming our homes at the mainstream." It's five years since Gusto went green and although their homes recycle rainwater and hot air, reduce emissions and energy consumption, they look just like ordinary homes.Gusto's latest development in Allington was the first to use solarcentury's new solar roof tile, C21.
C21 generates electricity from daylight and looks and performs just like an ordinary roof tile".
" "With four children, you start to think about how things will be for them in a few years time," added Steff".
" "There has to be a shift away from the way we use fossil fuels." Building regulations and planning requirements are also being used as drivers to encourage developers to incorporate renewable energy into their homes.
Not content with relying on central government, some local authorities are setting their own planning agendas when it comes to bringing renewable energy and sustainable homes into the mainstream.
The London Borough of Merton recently got the green light from the ODPM for its pro renewables planning policies and is the first in the country to do so.
The development of 200,000 new homes in the Thames Gateway is the ideal opportunity for house builders to take up this challenge which could result in a series of exemplary communities and a showcase of the very best in British construction, design and planning, as well as making massive inroads into the government's CO2 reduction target for 2020.
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