Building a Greener Future
New sustainable homes are helping residents live a greener life and helping to tackle climate change. "Living in my Nuplace home offers great amenities – I’m close to the town centre, town park, and transport links,” says Dan, a Nuplace tenant at Southwater Way. “But when deciding to live here, the fact it was sustainably built was a big deciding factor. "After three years, I’m still reaping the benefits, making a saving on energy bills thanks to the solar power and the apartment warms up quickly, so heating doesn’t need to be on as long.” Through Nuplace, the Council’s wholly owned housing company, the Council is transforming the way homes are built across the Borough, placing sustainability at the heart of everything it does. It’s a commitment that is not only helping to tackle climate change but also making a real difference to residents’ energy bills and quality of life, all while building homes that meet people’s housing needs in terms of size, quality, and accessibility. All recent and current phases of new homes being delivered through Nuplace come fitted with low carbon technologies as standard. At Southwater Way, all properties benefit from
“Every solar panel we install, every air source heat pump we fit, brings us closer to our aspiration for the
Borough to be carbon neutral by 2030, while making a tangible difference to residents’ lives. We must act now to make a difference for future generations. By delivering homes with these technologies as standard, we’re helping families reduce their energy bills, combat fuel poverty, and play their part in tackling climate change.”
solar panels and electric car charging points. When the development was built, it was estimated that solar panels fitted to an average three bedroom home could save the household as much as £900 per year in energy bills and reduce the building’s carbon footprint by more than 400kg of carbon emissions annually – the same amount of CO2 that’s emitted by driving 1,900 miles in a diesel car. Beyond solar power, some homes are also being equipped with air source heat pumps and heat recovery systems, all carefully designed to create warmer, more efficient living spaces. As part of Nuplace’s drive to do even more, some homes are being built to the Future Homes Standard – a regulation that requires dramatic reductions in carbon emissions. These super-efficient homes feature enhanced insulation and cutting-edge technology including battery storage, making them some of the most energy-efficient properties in the Borough.
Councillor Carolyn Healy Telford & Wrekin Council Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, Planning and Sustainability.
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