The proposed Rennie Estate
Summer 2021
New and greener council homes G New council homes in Southwark provide safe, secure and affordable housing, and also help to tackle the climate emergency.
reen energy systems are now in use across all our newbuild developments. They help to reduce carbon emissions and often save energy costs for residents. One of the main sources of carbon emissions from older buildings is from fossil fuel heating systems. We’re now investing in modern heating systems that offer lower-carbon, energy-efficient alternatives. One such development is a planned new council block on the Rennie Estate in Bermondsey. The development will see 49 new council homes, two new playgrounds and an outdoor gym built. The new building will use air source heat pumps to provide heating and hot water. The pumps absorb heat from the outside air instead of burning fossil fuels. This means lower carbon emissions and lower costs for residents. The building will also use energy efficient construction and design, such as thermal bridging, lowering emissions further.
The heat pumps and energy-efficiency features will reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 61%. Sign up to our enewsletter to find out more about our climate emergency work: www.southwark.gov.uk/environment/climate-emergency-sign-up Find out more about our new homes building programme at www.southwark.gov.uk\11000homes The council declared a climate emergency in March 2019 and committed to making the borough carbon neutral by 2030. We’re taking firm action to cut emissions. We are tackling air pollution, increasing nature reserves and biodiversity and reducing emissions from buildings. Southwark Council is also tackling the shortage of affordable housing by building 11,000 new council homes 2043. We have high standards for how we design and build these new homes, which we know our residents are proud to live in. southwark.gov.uk
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