Comment

Representation ID: 12372

Received: 21/03/2021

Respondent: Manny McKenzie

Given the Climate Crisis and Bradford Council's Climate Emergency Resolution, tough building standards should be adopted to ensure all new build homes meet insulation standards at Passiv House or carbon neutral level.
In some areas in Bradford, (inner city/brownfield sites), the margins between cost of development and likely sale price might be slim, therefore the added costs of building to Passiv House standards (10-15%) might make this uneconomic. However, if every effort was made to use available grants/subsidies for energy efficient housing, this would mean such housing would remain affordable particularly for first time buyers and those with a limited budget (who otherwise would be excluded from being able to afford truly energy efficient housing). For more desirable areas there would be less of an issue in a slightly higher asking price for such housing given the lifetime savings on utility bills. Should the Council introduce such a building standard, it would mark Bradford as an environmentally aware and climate-responsible city and increase it's attractiveness.