School pupils compete to design eco homes in the Midlands
Year 5 and 6 pupils at Burlish Park Primary School in Windemere Way, Stourport, have been designing the Eco Homes of the future.
50 Midlands schools are competing to win £4,000 towards an eco project, such as solar panels, and see its winning design used as the basis for the development of an actual Eco Home. Environmentalist David Bellamy will help choose the winner at Birmingham’s ThinkTank in March.
Eco Homes are designed to use much less energy and have a low environmental impact. Matrix Housing Partnership, which plans to build thousands of environmentally-friendly and affordable home across the Midlands by 2012, is running the scheme.
The organisers said: 'Children have the most amazing imaginations and push the boundaries of possibility in a way which adults find much harder. We are really excited to see what they come up with.'
Matrix is a partnership of Accord, Ashram, Caldmore, Rooftop and Trident housing associations which together provide 17,000 homes in the region.
Sustainability consultancy firm Sustain will help the winning school to manage the project and a book of the best designs is due to be published.
Matrix has already delivered innovative Eco Homes at sites such as Francis Court in Halesowen and timber homes in Redditch.
50 Midlands schools are competing to win £4,000 towards an eco project, such as solar panels, and see its winning design used as the basis for the development of an actual Eco Home. Environmentalist David Bellamy will help choose the winner at Birmingham’s ThinkTank in March.
Eco Homes are designed to use much less energy and have a low environmental impact. Matrix Housing Partnership, which plans to build thousands of environmentally-friendly and affordable home across the Midlands by 2012, is running the scheme.
The organisers said: 'Children have the most amazing imaginations and push the boundaries of possibility in a way which adults find much harder. We are really excited to see what they come up with.'
Matrix is a partnership of Accord, Ashram, Caldmore, Rooftop and Trident housing associations which together provide 17,000 homes in the region.
Sustainability consultancy firm Sustain will help the winning school to manage the project and a book of the best designs is due to be published.
Matrix has already delivered innovative Eco Homes at sites such as Francis Court in Halesowen and timber homes in Redditch.
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