Hockerton Housing Project honoured for energy efficiency
Friday, December 08 2006 @ 01:03 pm GMT
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Hockerton Housing Project has scooped an award in the National EnergyEfficiency Awards run by UK CEED in partnership with EDF Energy. The
event was also sponsored by defra and The Independent.
Nick White & Trudi Macagnino on behalf of HHP collected the top prize
in the residential construction and renovation category this week (6
December) at the Science Museum in London.
Judges commented: “This is a commendable project that
demonstrates how community leadership can achieve inspiring living
spaces in absolute harmony with their surroundings”
“Hockerton Housing Project is an eco-community which grows much
of its own food, generates its own power and enjoys massive energy
savings. Over the past few years, the project has helped to spread
the word that sustainable living is within everyone’s reach. To
date, more than 10,000 people have visited to see it for themselves.
The families have their own water collecting system and
environmentally friendly sewage system – and their lifestyle
produces other eco-benefits, such as the reduction in waste from food
packaging.”
[See our website for lots more information about HHP, including how
to visit it yourself –
<http://www.hockertonhousingproject.org.uk/lists/lt.php?id=MUtQVlYGDksCVh1UBwU%3D>
There will be a special supplement about the awards & winners in this
Mondays 'The Independent' paper.
Eva Eisenschimmel, Chief Operating Officer at EDF Energy, said:
“One of our ambitions is to strike the right balance between
our business operations and the environment, which is why we are
delighted to support these awards.
“Recent reports on climate change show that businesses, as well
as individuals, have a responsibility to do our bit for future
generations, and the National Energy Efficiency Awards offer thanks
and congratulations to those who have really made a
difference.”
About the Awards
These are the first National Energy Efficiency Awards which were
launched to recognise good practice in this increasingly important
area. The awards highlight the importance of energy efficiency in
combating climate change and increase the take up of energy
efficiency measures among business, government and consumers.
Supported by DEFRA, the awards have been presented for successful
implementation of innovative, cost-effective and transferable energy
efficiency measures across a number of categories.
The call for entries was launched in the spring and the response was
overwhelming with more than 150 high quality entries received across
all the awards.
For further information about The National Energy Efficiency Awards
visit
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