15 December 2022

Principality Building Society celebrates completion of 35 zero carbon homes in St. Fagans

Principality Building Society are celebrating the completion of 35 zero carbon homes which have been part of a 10 year funding project in St. Fagans for LivEco. The homes complete with solar panels, air source heat pumps, batteries and MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery) systems, have been built with sustainability at their core.

The site of the new homes was first acquired by LivEco in 2009 when it comprised of a dilapidated coach house, farm house and barn along with several acres of land. All 35 homes have now been sold, and the new residents are reaping the rewards of the low carbon homes, where total energy bills have been as low as £5 a month for a 4 bedroom home.

Chad Griffiths, Senior Relationship Manager at Principality Building Society said: “We’re incredibly proud to have supported this sustainable living development in Wales, seeing the development from start to finish.

“As a member-owned organisation, our purpose is to support communities in Wales, and this development does just that, helping residents lead an environmentally friendly lifestyle, with zero to low energy costs. We’ve been pleased to support all five phases of this highly innovative project over the last 10 years.”

Resident Anna, said: “We moved to Great House Farm four months ago and we love our new home and surroundings. Open plan living works great allowing us to spend more time with our children. We all enjoy watching the wildlife through the windows as well as exploring the nearby countryside. Last but not least it’s great to run appliances for free on a sunny day. We consider ourselves lucky to live in such a unique eco home.”

Daniel Ball, Director at LivEco said: “We are very proud of these ‘low bills homes’ which have voluntarily been built beyond current building regulations to give residents a sustainable home they can enjoy. We are also thankful for the continued funding and support of The Principality throughout this project, especially in the early days when such ‘eco concepts’ were seen as revolutionary, we could not have done it without them.”

To find out more visit: www.principality.co.uk/commercial

Published: 15/12/2022