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  • Published: May 19th, 2009
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Zero-carbon home cuts fuel bills by 90 per cent


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A three-storey home in Garston, with features including three bedrooms, a study, an en suite bathroom and a balcony terrace, might sound unremarkable.

But behind the triple glazed windows, sliding sun shades and solar panels is enough technology to make it the benchmark for zero-carbon properties.

The Barratt Green House, constructed at the BRE Innovation Park in Bucknalls Lane, Garston, is now set to influence housebuilders across the country as they prepare to meet low carbon targets by 2016.

Greg Clark MP, the shadow energy and climate change secretary, visited BRE on Monday, where he toured the

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