Eco-town home insulation habits under scrutiny
26 September 2008
The home
insulation habits of those involved in England's planned eco-towns
may be closely examined, it has emerged.
According to the Commission for Architecture and the Built
Environment (Cabe), there are a number of standards residents
should adhere to in order to ensure that the initiative is truly
'green'.
Cabe chief executive Richard Simmons said: "If eco towns are to
have a fundamental purpose, it must be to show us how we can all
achieve one-planet living."
He added that the towns should give a measured indication of what a
sustainable future could look like.
Travel habits and food waste levels should also be monitored, the
organisation said in guidelines published today.
Cavity wall insulation will play a part in the government-led
project, and the Energy Saving Trust (EST) claims that between 2002
and 2005 around 800,000 households installed cavity wall
insulation.
These households will be now be saving close to 400,000 tonnes of
carbon dioxide a year between them, according to the EST.
