More support for homeowners keen to go low or zero-carbon in their eco homes could be on the way after yesterday's green-tinged budget.

Communities secretary Hazel Blears and housing minister Caroline Flint have welcomed plans to boost the development of eco-towns containing affordable green homes.

They noted that although the government aims to build three million houses by 2020, it is important to remember that the nation's homes account for more than a quarter of carbon emissions, making it vital that new buildings are sustainable and eco-friendly.

"I welcome this budget - it will help us ensure communities are built in a way that will protect the environment for future generations," said Ms Blears.

She added: "We are committed to ensuring that all homes built from 2016 are zero-carbon, but we also need to look at what we should be doing to tackle carbon emissions from the rest of our buildings - our offices, shops and pubs."

In a bid to boost the number of green buildings, aside from eco homes, the chancellor announced his ambition yesterday for all public service buildings to be zero-carbon from 2018, with a 'task force' to be set up to meet this target.

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Author:  Joanne McCabe

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