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Gloucester housebuilder invites MP to tour its first zero carbon homes

Barnwood-based housebuilder Newland Homes welcomed the MP for North Somerset, the Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox, for a hard hat tour of its inaugural collection of zero carbon homes in Tickenham, North Somerset.

It was a chance for Dr Fox to go behind the scenes to see how the decarbonisation agenda is being driven forward in his constituency, and to take a look at the renewable technologies which are transforming the way modern homes are designed and run.

Progress is well underway on the first of 32 zero carbon houses in Tickenham, located between the towns of Clevedon and Nailsea, which will come complete with solar panels, air source heat pumps and electric car charging points, reducing the reliance on fossil fuels and providing a cleaner and greener alternative to homeowners. These renewable initiatives means that the house creates as much prime energy* as it needs at zero cost to the homeowner.

Dr Fox MP said: "Carbon neutral quality housing, in small developments attuned to local circumstances, is the housing we need for the future."

Newland Homes has three developments underway in the South West, providing over 100 zero carbon new homes next year.

Jeremy Drew, developments director at Newland Homes, added: "With all eyes on COP26 in recent weeks, we know how critical it is to be taking action on climate change now. The volume housebuilding industry is awash with future intentions but we've yet to see the deliverables of zero or low carbon homes built at scale.

"As a smaller, private developer we can be nimbler and create the type of homes that the public are demanding now. Companies can't sit back and wait for change to happen, you have to be out front leading it."

The detached homes under construction in Tickenham will range in size from three bed up to five bed properties, with solar panel, air source heat pumps (ASHP) to replace gas boilers and a high level of insulation.

It is anticipated that the first homes will be released for sale in early 2022. For further information about the zero carbon homes at Tickenham, please visit www.newlandhomes.co.uk/tickenham.

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