Another step closer to affordable green homes in the Borders
First of three Passivhaus homes at Springfield Place in St Boswells will complete in March, and a further 10-home development at Westruther has secured planning.
Eildon Housing has announced that it is another step closer to delivering more green homes in the Borders.
The first of three Passivhaus homes at Springfield Place in St Boswells will complete in March, and a further 10-home development at Westruther has secured planning. This will provide another six three-bedroom houses and four two-bedroom. Building will start next month, and the homes will be ready for new tenants in Spring 2021. Built to Passivhaus standard, the homes generally need 90% less energy for heating and hot water than standard buildings with very low running costs.
Westruther is one of four developments forming Eildon’s green pilot which will see up to 50 new green homes built using different building methods. Working in partnership with Scottish Borders Council, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and Glasgow School of Art (MEARU), the pilot will compare construction costs, time to build and the experience of tenants living in the homes.
Eildon will also be working closely with two families at each of the green projects for a period of time when they move in. The results will be used to determine not only the future building programme for Eildon but also to lead the way for how Scottish homes are built and lived in, in the future.
This is part of Eildon’s strategy to invest in excess of £ 120 million in the Borders economy, bringing much needed jobs, regeneration and 750 affordable new homes.
Pictured: Passivhaus development at Springfield Terrace, St Boswells.