News: Bramall's social housing amongst "most efficient" in UK

A social housing development by Rotherham company, Bramall Construction at Hemsworth, near Wakefield, has been awarded the best air tightness rating of hundreds of schemes by leading industry experts. The new properties, built in partnership with Wakefield and District Housing and Synergy Housing Solutions, have air permeability ratings that are more than twice as good as the average British home. Rigorous tests carried out by Ryedale Air Tightness Testing (RATT) gave the best score RATT had reported in around 500 tests carried out in 2008. Importantly, this impressive result means that social housing tenants can expect to save up to 20 per cent on their annual fuel bills due to the low levels of air leakage and heat loss. "Neil Baxter, managing director for Bramall, said: "We're pleased the test results for these properties have been so positive, not least because they mean more energy efficient homes that will ultimately save tenants money on their fuel bills. "In these difficult economic times, qualities like this are more important than ever." Bramall were also responsible for the most environmentally-friendly homes in Britain when they completed a social housing project in Illingworth, Halifax last year. The 82 properties were the first in Britain to reach the Government's new eco-rating (Sustainable Code Level 3). Two more were designed and built to Sustainable Code Level 4 - making them the most environmentally-friendly in Britain.
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