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| Barratt starts greenest house ever built in Britain Barratt Developments PLC, Britain's best-known homebuilder, began construction on the first home, which is so environmentally friendly that it would meet the criteria for zero stamp duty. The Barratt 'Green House', designed by architects Gaunt Francis, is situated on the BRE Innovation Park at Watford. The zero carbon house will meet the highest level six of the Government's Code for Sustainable Homes and will be the subject of rigorous scientific testing over a two year period to assess every aspect of the design, construction and materials. The 'Green House' forms an integral part of the research programme which the Housing Minister Yvette Cooper has asked the National Centre to co-ordinate to help the house building industry achieve zero carbon in all new starts by 2016. The 'Green House' will be completed in early 2008. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |