City lays claim to greenest homes

Twelve of 45 properties built by Bradford Council at the Pavilion Gardens scheme in Longfield Drive are the first in the region to reach level 6 of the Government’s Code for Sustainable Homes.

This means that the homes produce zero carbon dioxide emissions.

They feature the latest solar photovoltaic panels, a communal biomass boiler and high levels of insulation designed to make them carbon-neutral and reduce occupants’ energy bills by an estimated average of £500 a year.

The remaining 33 homes have been built to level 4 of the sustainability standards.

Bradford Council and the Homes and Communities Agency jointly funded the £5.6m scheme, the first council house project in Bradford for 30 years, to help ease the demand for affordable homes.

Built by Lovell, they are managed by Yorkshire Housing.

All of the properties feature rainwater harvesting systems for use in toilets, as well as water for external with a tap.

Two construction apprentices were trained on the development.