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London housing gets green makeover

12 March 2008

Properties belonging to the oldest housing cooperative in London has undergone work to become more eco-friendly.

A street of 14 houses and six flats belonging to Sanford Housing Co-op has seen old heating systems replaced with biomass boilers and solar thermal water heating capabilities.

Other improvements made to the properties on Sanford Walk included the fitting of cavity wall and loft insulation, as well as revamped ventilation and natural lighting.

The work was carried out by J3 Building Futures. Jason Hawkes, one of the founders of the company, said: "This is a groundbreaking project that has been initiated by the residents and shows what can be achieved by people who are empowered to make decisions about the way they live," the Green Building Press reports.

Sanford Housing Co-op was founded in the 1970s. Each of its houses on Sanford Walk are occupied by nine or ten residents and are located in a area with green features such as an organic vegetable garden and a pond system.

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