Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, has commended the region’s innovative approach to heating new homes, after a visit to the new garden village development in Seaham.
Hosted by affordable housing developer Karbon Homes, Baroness Taylor was introduced to the Durham County Council led mine water heating project, a new ultra-low carbon district heat network which will power Karbon’s 750 affordable homes on the garden village.
Accompanied by principle contactor Esh Group and representatives from the Mining Remediation Authority, the House of Lords spokesperson for both housing delivery and net zero and energy efficiency viewed the first of the homes which will be connected to the system.
This was followed by a visit to the Dawdon Treatment Centre, to find out more about the process of converting disused mine water, heated by natural geothermal processes, into low carbon heat for homes.
Baroness Taylor said: “It’s fantastic to see the level of innovation here at Seaham, using natural resources in the area to create more energy efficient homes. Paired with the level of cooperation between multiple public and private organisations makes this an exciting project to visit.”
Karbon is the first confirmed user of the first large-scale mine water heating project, highlighting its commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of the homes it builds and keeping energy costs for those living in the homes low as possible.
Paul Fiddaman, Chief Executive at Karbon Homes, said: “We were delighted to have Baroness Taylor visit Seaham Garden Village and see what can be achieved when parties work together to deliver innovative projects which bring significant environmental benefits.
“Making use of the currently untapped heat from the disused mines under our feet to keep houses warm, is something we’re really proud to be involved with, and paired with boasting a range of energy efficiency technologies, like solar PV panels, the new homes we’re delivering at Seaham Garden Village will be well on the way to net zero.”
Granted garden village status by the government in 2019, Seaham Garden Village will be built over the next ten years. It will comprise 1,500 homes as well as a new village centre, primary school and health and wellbeing centre, all set within a beautifully landscaped site.
The 750 affordable homes are being part-funded by Homes England, through Karbon’s Strategic Partnership with the government’s housing delivery agency.
The strategic partnership has provided the northern housing association with £165m in funding, to deliver 2,200 new affordable homes across the North East and Yorkshire over the next few years.
Karbon will welcome its first residents to the new homes in the autumn. The first phase of 72 homes consists of both two and three-bed houses available for Rent to Buy and one and two-bed flats for Affordable Rent.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and Local Government, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, has commended the region’s innovative approach to heating new homes, after a visit to the new garden village development in Seaham.
Hosted by affordable housing developer Karbon Homes, Baroness Taylor was introduced to the Durham County Council led mine water heating project, a new ultra-low carbon district heat network which will power Karbon’s 750 affordable homes on the garden village.
Accompanied by principle contactor Esh Group and representatives from the Mining Remediation Authority, the House of Lords spokesperson for both housing delivery and net zero and energy efficiency viewed the first of the homes which will be connected to the system.
This was followed by a visit to the Dawdon Treatment Centre, to find out more about the process of converting disused mine water, heated by natural geothermal processes, into low carbon heat for homes.
Baroness Taylor said: “It’s fantastic to see the level of innovation here at Seaham, using natural resources in the area to create more energy efficient homes. Paired with the level of cooperation between multiple public and private organisations makes this an exciting project to visit.”
Karbon is the first confirmed user of the first large-scale mine water heating project, highlighting its commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of the homes it builds and keeping energy costs for those living in the homes low as possible.
Paul Fiddaman, Chief Executive at Karbon Homes, said: “We were delighted to have Baroness Taylor visit Seaham Garden Village and see what can be achieved when parties work together to deliver innovative projects which bring significant environmental benefits.
“Making use of the currently untapped heat from the disused mines under our feet to keep houses warm, is something we’re really proud to be involved with, and paired with boasting a range of energy efficiency technologies, like solar PV panels, the new homes we’re delivering at Seaham Garden Village will be well on the way to net zero.”
Granted garden village status by the government in 2019, Seaham Garden Village will be built over the next ten years. It will comprise 1,500 homes as well as a new village centre, primary school and health and wellbeing centre, all set within a beautifully landscaped site.
The 750 affordable homes are being part-funded by Homes England, through Karbon’s Strategic Partnership with the government’s housing delivery agency.
The strategic partnership has provided the northern housing association with £165m in funding, to deliver 2,200 new affordable homes across the North East and Yorkshire over the next few years.
Karbon will welcome its first residents to the new homes in the autumn. The first phase of 72 homes consists of both two and three-bed houses available for Rent to Buy and one and two-bed flats for Affordable Rent.
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