10:04am Wednesday 10th March 2010
City of York Council will receive £275,000 of Government money to help construct an eco show home which will provide an example to local residents and school children of “green living”, as well as providing a base for sustainable construction training.
The cash will also be used to carry out studies on which green technologies would be the most useful in homes.
It is part of £1.2 million being given to support the Leeds City Region’s Urban Eco-Settlement programme, which includes York Northwest, including the British Sugar site.
Council leader Andrew Waller, who is chairman of the Leeds City Region Housing Panel, said: “Once again things are moving in York and this key project is about setting York out as a centre of excellence for a low carbon future.
“It is great news that the council’s programme of eco-housing through the city region is going to get Government funding for planning. I will now be working with the Homes and Communities Agency and British Sugar to get the investment needed to build the homes on this brownfield site.”
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