An innovative homebuilder in Scotland has announced the completion of the country's first carbon-neutral home.
While Mactaggart and Mickel's latest development in the town of Scotland is not subject to the recently-introduced Code for Sustainable Homes, which covers properties in just England and Wales, the developer opted to include the latest green technology in one house as it feels similar legislation north of the border is just around the corner.
In total, some £40,000 worth of energy efficiency measures have been added to the five-bedroom home, including wall and roof
insulation and ground source heating in the garden, which is set to save the new owners more than £1,000 a year in heating bills.
Notably, the carbon-neutral home has been put on the market for the same price as neighbouring properties, with Mactaggart and Mickel asking that the new owners given them their feedback on the eco-friendly technology.
"Will they be happy? Will they be warm enough? Does the technology blend in and work efficiently? These are all questions that need to be answered before we can look to expand the experiment," director Andrew Mickel stated.
Across England and Wales, all new homes will have to be made carbon neutral by 2016.
