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Green makeover for royal households
09/11/10
Edited by Bob Witham.A trio of historic royal palaces are to get some green home improvements as part of an effort to cut their energy bills and carbon emissions.
The project will see builders install around 11,000 rolls - or over 4,500 square metres - of insulation in roof spaces at Hampton Court, Kensington Palace and the Queen's House at the Tower of London, according to the Press Association.
Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that looks after the royal residences, said the move should see gas bills reduced by £130,000 across the three sites over the lifetime of the insulation.
Furthermore, the lagging will help to eliminate around 85 tonnes of CO2.
Michael Day, chief executive of Historic Royal Palaces, said: "These great palaces have stood the test of time over hundreds of years.
"Today we must make sure they are suitable for a new, low-carbon future."
Residential property owners looking to improve the energy performance of their own palace could soon be able to borrow up to £6,500 to cover the cost of upgrades under the government's planned Green Deal.
Energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne recently said up to 175,000 jobs for builders and others would be created over the next 20 years if all of the UK's 26 million homes took part in the proposed scheme.
