Camden EcoHome wins Sustainable Housing Award » Housing » 24dash.com

Camden Council’s carbon saving EcoHome yesterday was announced winner of Inside Housing’s ‘Low Energy Upgraded Social Housing Project of the Year’ award.

Councillor Chris Naylor, Executive Member for Homes and Housing Strategy, Camden Council, said: "Camden Council is proud to accept this award.

"The EcoHome is a pioneering project and is amongst only a handful of houses in the country that has been refurbished to achieve such high reductions in emissions – possibly the highest.”
   
"Sustainability is an absolute top priority for the council, and we are committed to creating more sustainable homes throughout the borough.”

The EcoHome is a groundbreaking experiment led by Camden Council and University College London in reducing emissions from an 1850 Victorian home by up to 80%.

Improvements include greatly increased insulation and air tightness, floor and wall insulation, solar UV panels, solar hot-water heat recovery ventilation, rainwater harvesting and double glazed windows.

Camden has over 9,500 solid wall properties, many of which are not dissimilar to the EcoHome.

The Sustainable Housing Awards recognise projects and organisations at the forefront of housing sustainability best practice.

The judges highlighted the comprehensive energy efficiency measures put in place and the monitoring of performance at the EcoHome. They also commended Camden for making the home accessible to the public.

The EcoHome was open over the summer during which time over 1500 members of the public visited the property to see first-hand how the innovations can transform their own homes.

It was opened again as an example of good practice in reducing carbon emissions as part of the Housing Sustainability Conference promoting ‘greener homes-greener households’ yesterday, Thursday 13 November.

The Inside Housing awards ceremony was held on Tuesday 11 November at the London Hilton Hotel.