10:10 and Great British Refurb campaigns launch joint "Home of the Future" competition
The 10:10 campaign (www.1010uk.org) has joined forces with Grand Designs 'Great British Refurb' Campaign, backed by Kevin McCloud (www.greatbritishrefurb.co.uk), to offer a full-scale green refurbishment retrofit to a household that that has signed up to the environmental drive.
The national campaign to cut UK carbon emissions by 10 per cent in 2010 launched at Tate Modern on September 1st and already has over 25,000 signatories, including household names from across the arts, literature and politics. Signatories commit to reducing their own emissions by 10 per cent in 2010 as part of a national drive to achieve the same reduction levels across the entire country.
In support of this, one lucky prizewinner's house will be turned into the Home of the Future, with a full-scale energy makeover courtesy of community regeneration experts Keepmoat, working with insulation providers Knauf Insulation and solar photovoltaic providers Solarcentury. The winning home will be completely upgraded into an intelligent space that is warmer, more comfortable, less expensive to run - and a whole lot better for the climate too. The winning house will be the envy of the whole street.
The winning home will get a combination of the latest
energy-efficiency measures, including a range of insulation
solutions, combined with micro-generating capacity such as
photovoltaic panels. Keepmoat will deliver a refurbished home which
will have its energy use, energy bills and carbon emissions all
halved. The UK housing stock currently accounts for around 27% of
Britain's entire carbon footprint.
Launching the competition, Kevin McCloud said: "We're not
beyond a little financial inducement or the razzamatazz of a good
old-fashioned competition, which is why 10:10 has teamed up with
its sister campaign, the Great British Refurb to launch this chance
to win a low-carbon makeover to your home. It's another
example of everybody benefiting. You get a draught-free,
comfortable, healthy home; you save hundreds of pounds a year in
heating costs; you improve the value of where you live; and you
give the environment a break by not heating the planet with your
boiler."
Daniel Vockins of 10:10 added: "We're delighted to be able to team up with the Great British Refurb Campaign to offer one lucky 10:10 household the chance to showcase the kinds of things we can all do to our homes to make them more climate friendly. The Home of the Future competition reflects our philosophy of celebrating exciting, positive solutions to climate change - the kind of things that make life easier for ordinary people instead of harder."
The competition is open at www.1010uk.org/future-home.
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