Furnace Lane, Kettering

This social housing development consists of 51 new houses built to Code Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The Code is the national standard for the sustainable design and construction of new homes. The Code aims to reduce our carbon emissions and create homes that are more sustainable.

As part of their strategy for meeting Code Level 4, Thomas Vale installed Solar Photovoltaic systems to each building. This also had an added benefit to the client as they will now benefit from the Feed in Tariff or Clean Energy Cashback scheme.

Under this scheme the owner of the property, or in this case multiple properties, receives an income from the generation of electricity and a reduction in their overall electricity bill. Using Government figures their total income from this scheme could be in the region of £15-18,000 per year!

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