Posted 04.12.12
London's newest environmentally friendly housing scheme has earned praise from Mayor of London Boris Johnson at its official opening.
The Greenway on Staines Road in Hounslow is an 18-home scheme built by Willmott Dixon for Catalyst Housing to the highest environmental standards with the latest insulation materials, underfloor heating and a biomass boiler.
The Mayor said it was a "fantastic project" with, "precisely the qualities I want to see in housing developments right across the Capital."
The development is one of the first in London to meet the Mayor's 'Housing Design Guidelines', which make developments more spacious and of higher quality. The guidelines specify minimum living space and width of corridors in new developments and mean every home has a space to store a bicycle.
Based on official measurements, it is estimated that residents could see their energy bills cut by half. Other features of The Greenway include:
In the first two years after residents move into The Greenway, Willmott Dixon will monitor the homes for energy consumption and heat loss in order to see how the features work with people living there.
The data will be compiled into a report and shared across the housing sector, to inform future eco-friendly building work.
The Greenway will provide homes for people in Hounslow through social rent and the affordable rent scheme.
