South Yorkshire Housing Association’s LiveGreen Consultancy has been shortlisted in the Social Housing Provider of the Year – Innovative approach to green homes award category of The Sustainable Housing Awards 2011, organised by Inside Housing magazine and its sister publication Sustainable Housing.
This awards scheme focuses on the best “green” social housing projects constructed in the UK, and the organisations responsible for them. The trophies will be presented at a suitably “eco” awards ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in London’s Park Lane on Friday 21st October.
Due to the growing need for retrofitting experience in the housing sector, SYHA responded with the creation of the LiveGreen Consultancy. LiveGreen provide a unique combination of technical, project management, engagement, communication and specialist support to housing providers undertaking solar projects and energy efficiency programmes.
Georgina Barrett, LiveGreen, said: ‘Sustainable development and construction is at the core of SYHA’s development framework.
Our experienced workforce has enabled us to develop a number of sustainable and highly energy efficient projects including: Europe’s first solar street in 2008, the UK’s 1st BREEAM Excellence Award for a Multi-Residential Development in 2010, and most recently, an ongoing programme to install Photo Voltaics to 10% of our housing stock – a project which is currently on track to be the largest single domestic solar project in the UK.
LiveGreen are now helping others to go solar, by providing specialist support in terms of education and skill sharing around the green agenda, the Feed in Tariff and engagement with residents.’
Nick Duxbury, Editor of the Sustainable Magazine said: ‘Now in their fourth year, the Sustainable Housing awards 2011 have, once again, been inundated with entries from the leading green organisations featuring the most innovative and impressive projects in the UK. It is a fantastic achievement for SYHA’s LiveGreen Consultancy to be shortlisted in the face of such fierce competition. We are thrilled to be able to host the awards ceremony that recognises the work of the housing sector’s sustainable pioneers.’
Last year nearly 600 people attended the event, which was hosted by comedian Mark Watson, and in 2009 Jon Snow was the master of ceremonies. This year’s event will be hosted by comedian, actor and keen climate change campaigner Marcus Brigstocke.
The sponsors of the awards include Mitie, United House, Profile 22, H + H, Sustainable Homes, NHBC, Willmott Dixon, Breyer Group, Apollo, Higgins, Wates Living Space and British Gas.
October 2011
