拢20 million funding for skills academy and sustainable housing in Sunderland
拢20 million from the Levelling Up Fund, will be used to: build a construction skills academy and develop new housing in Sunderland.
Housing Innovation and Construction Skills Academy
Over 拢9 million will support an academy educating local people to create innovative homes. The first homes will be built at Sheepfolds, near the Stadium of Light.
The Academy will work in partnership with:
- Ministry of Building Innovation and Education (known as )
- Sunderland City Council
City council leader, Councillor Graeme Miller said:
We鈥檙e creating opportunities for our young people to develop cutting-edge skills in modern methods of construction鈥�.
Going on he said it will
put Sunderland at the forefront of housebuilding, allowing us to build homes of the future that will create attractive new communities that strengthen the city鈥檚 reputation as a world-class place to live. Our innovation in Sunderland is powering the transformation of our city and its economy, creating more opportunities for our residents.
Eco housing development
The remaining funds will build sustainable housing at Sunniside and
These new homes will be:
- low carbon structures that use renewable energy
- constructed using modern methods
Ellen Thinnesen, Chief Executive of Education Partnership North-East said:
We鈥檙e committed鈥to] advancing the agenda of the city when it comes to building homes using modern methods of construction that are faster to construct and deliver exemplary quality and energy efficiency standards.
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