Bourne-based housebuilder Larkfleet Homes, part of the Larkfleet
Group, can demonstrate that its properties are the most
energy-efficient new homes in the local area.
According to the housebuilder, other builders in the area simply
cannot offer the same added value that its focus on
energy-efficiency provides customers.
Larkfleet Homes builds many of its properties to meet level 3 of
the Code of Sustainable Homes - some 25 percent above the current
minimum requirement for energy efficiency set out in building
regulations - highlighting its commitment to creating well-built
and energy-efficient homes.
Properties on Larkfleet's Willoughby Walk and Old Laundry
developments in Bourne, its Parsons Prospect development in Eye and
the Flinders Fields development in Donington all meet level three
of the Code for Sustainable Homes and are built using sustainable
timber frames.
The timber frame construction method used is an efficient method
of building which allows for quicker construction times. The timber
frames are sourced from sustainable forests and supplied and
erected by Kestrel Timber Frame, also part of the Larkfleet
Group.
The housebuilder believes that these building methods mean that
homebuyers will gain extra added value in the long term due the
energy-efficiency that is built into the fabric of its
properties.
Larkfleet is also confident that it is the only housebuilder in
the area to offer its customers renewable energy technologies.
Larkfleet Homes is currently offering the installation of
photovoltaic panels (PV) - that produce energy from daylight - as
part of a standard build on phase two of its Parsons Prospect
development in Eye, near Peterborough.
The installation of PV panels will benefit homeowners for years
to come due to the government's Feed in Tariff (FIT) scheme that
encourages the development of small scale renewable energy
generation.
Under the FIT scheme, electricity companies are required to pay
homeowners for all energy generated by the PV panels and an
additional amount for any that is 'exported' to the grid.
Homeowners can also reduce their electricity bills by using the
energy they generate.
With increasing energy prices, Larkfleet properties are an
investment for the future. The energy-efficient nature of Larkfleet
homes could save homebuyers up to £600 a year in fuel
bills.
Jason Colmer, Larkfleet sales director commented, "Larkfleet is
committed to providing energy-efficient housing for people in the
East Midlands and East Anglia. Our properties are built with
energy-efficiency in mind and are designed to benefit homeowners
for years to come. I do not believe that any other local
housebuilder can match this quality and focus on sustainability
that benefits Larkfleet customers. Larkfleet is proud to be setting
a high standard in the local area and will continue to look at new
sustainable building methods to provide our homebuyers with
energy-efficient homes."