The second phase of Kingdom Housing Association’s affordable housing development at Torryburn in Fife is nearing completion, with all homes designed to net-zero carbon emission standards.
Four new highly energy-efficient homes make up the second phase of Kingdom’s development in the village bringing the total of new homes for social rent to 12. All help to promote the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Plan and Housing to 2040 Strategy, which aims to deliver new homes to zero carbon standards.
Driven by Kingdom’s ambition to implement modern methods of construction, an innovative form of off-site panelised timber construction has been used during the build which delivers pre-installed doors, windows, internal plasterboard and external render to the site. The houses also feature a range of green technologies including solar panels, waste-water heat recovery systems, and net-zero carbon heating systems in the form of air source heat pumps.
Following the site visit Bill Banks, chief executive of Kingdom, said, “Our commitment to sustainability and the environment is longstanding. In 2010 we were the first housing association in the UK to achieve Passivhaus accreditation with a home for social rent and our latest Net Zero corporate strategy recognises the importance of reducing carbon emissions across everything we do.”
“These homes for all meet Housing for Varying Needs, Secured by Design, and our own design standards, as well as Building Regulations Enhanced Sustainability Standards, which means Kingdom can provide stylish, safe and highly energy-efficient homes for our tenants. It’s good for our tenants and it’s good for the environment too.”
The project is scheduled to complete in August 2022 and has a total cost of £1.14million, with £402,498 funded by the Scottish Government and the remaining balance financed by Kingdom Housing Association and a variety of other contributors.
