November 5th, 2012 by Richard Lord
Guernsey is improving energy efficiency and developing micro-renewable energy projects but progress is very slow compared to developments in the rest of Europe. Some Guernsey residents are making their homes more energy efficient and producing and using their own renewable energy. Guernsey Electricity Ltd increased the price of electricity on 1 October 2012 because of […]
May 30th, 2012 by Guernsey Housing Association
The Guernsey Housing Association (GHA) has secured funding of up to £30 million for the fourth phase of its project to provide affordable social housing for the local market. The funds have been earmarked for three schemes, the final stage in the transformation of the Grand Bouet site in St Peter Port with the building […]
January 22nd, 2012 by Guernsey Housing Association
Guernsey Housing Association has signed a building contract with RG Falla for just under £4 million and work has started on the construction of 24 apartments, all for social rent, at a new clos to be called Clos Barbier off Rue Jehannet in St Martin. This is the first Rural Area site to be developed […]
October 8th, 2011 by Stuart Falla
I’m looking forward to being involved again in an IOD debate. A sequence that Tony Carey and I started all those years ago. The simple principle behind the early Guernsey Institute of Directors debates was to stimulate debate on the issues of the day. Stimulate debate by those that had been asked to participate, those […]
February 18th, 2011 by Richard Lord
The States of Guernsey is working on various energy saving and renewable energy initiatives. The Guernsey Renewable Energy Commission is laying the foundation for the development of a macro-renewable energy industry in local marine waters. The States of Guernsey Treasury and Resources Department has hired a highly qualified Energy Conservation Officer to try and reduce […]
November 29th, 2010 by Richard Lord
I visited the Netherlands recently to attend a family wedding. During the wedding party a member of the family told me that there were “about 40 wind turbines” only ten kilometres away. They were across the border in Germany between the cities of Goch and Kalkar. So on Sunday 21 November my wife and I […]
November 8th, 2010 by Guernsey Housing Association
Fifteen new homes at ‘Mont Beauvoir’, Close de Mont Arrive, St. Peter Port have been completed by the Guernsey Housing Association (GHA). The chalet bungalow properties which are available for social rent incorporate a number of energy efficiency measures. Mr Steve Williams, Chief Executive of the GHA, said ‘the properties have been built using high […]
October 31st, 2009 by Steve
The Guernsey Housing Association is pleased to be able to open three properties to public view on Saturday 31 October 2009 between 2 and 4 pm. This is to increase the public awareness about the new social housing being produced in Guernsey. The properties which are a part of the Sir John Leale Avenue development […]
February 6th, 2009 by Steve
Construction work has started on building 58 new energy efficient homes by Guernsey Housing Association off Victoria Avenue in St. Sampson. The new homes are being built to very high insulation levels with heating and hot water costs reduced using solar panels and a heat recovery ventilation system. It is calculated that resident’s fuel bills […]