Council tenants in ICLEI member city Birmingham (UK) could soon be living in eco-housing after completion of a new street of 25 sustainable houses. The new council homes were developed by Birmingham City Council’s house building programme, Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT), and its partners, Homes and Community Agency (HCA), Capita and Mansell Homes.

The new properties form part of a broader plan to increase the council stock of affordable and sustainable homes and have all been built to meet high insulation standards. These include cavity, loft and under-floor insulation, high efficiency boilers, high performance double-glazed windows and photo voltaic panels to assist residents in reducing energy bills. They are destined for families of all sizes, with a mix of two, three, four and five-bedroom homes.

Councillor Tahir Ali, Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet Member for Development, Transport and the Economy, said: “The handover of another phase of our eco-homes can now be added to the 2,025 houses already completed, or in various stages of construction under the BMHT banner. Bringing new homes to local people is a particularly rewarding part of my job.”

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