COP26 focuses our attention on how to be kinder to the earth-the features of these Midlands residences may be helpful
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As the COP26 conference was successfully held in Glasgow, many people began to pay attention to how to change their lives to lead a more sustainable life.
Whether it is reducing the amount of meat we eat, switching to more environmentally friendly transportation or reducing plastic products, everyone can do a lot to change the status quo.
Changes in the home can also have a major impact. For example, did you know that 40% of carbon emissions come from our households? Reducing our carbon footprint means ensuring that our houses are well insulated, equipped with energy-saving boilers, LED bulbs, and adjusting the thermostat to 19C.
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We have studied the houses on the market that have some environmental protection features, such as solar panels and heat source pumps.
This five-bedroom detached house near Worcester was described in the market as "high-tech, environmentally friendly, A-level energy-saving" at a price of £665,000.
It is one of four properties built about three years ago. An exclusive development was created in the village of Kemspey, with a view of Malverns from the back garden.
In addition to the photovoltaic panels that supplement the power supply (which still has a seven-year building warranty), the open kitchen/dining room/family room also has underfloor heating and Cat5 cables.
Accommodation includes entrance porch, reception hall, guest cloakroom, large lounge, study room, open kitchen/dining/family room with Neff and AEG appliances and granite countertops, and aluminum bi-fold doors leading to the garden. There is also a separate utility on the first floor.
There are five double bedrooms upstairs, and the master bedroom has a large balcony, which can also be accessed via a platform. Two of the bedrooms have an en suite shower room, and there is a family bathroom with a separate shower room.
Outside there is a double garage with electric lift doors, a paved driveway and a beautifully landscaped back garden.
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Pinecroft is located on a premium road in Sutton Coldfield. It is a six-bedroom, independent property with a list price of £1.2 million. It has no upward chain, so you can move in at any time.
It has been refurbished, and although it looks like a traditional property, it has many ecological features, including a ground source heat pump for floor heating, Cat 6 wiring and an integrated vacuum system.
On the first floor there is an entrance hall with a guest cloakroom, and an open kitchen/dining/family room with tiled floors and integrated appliances. There is also a second "spicy kitchen"/utility that leads to the double garage. On the other side of the foyer is a large direct reception room.
There are four double bedrooms on the first floor, and the master bedroom also has a dressing room and an en suite bathroom. Bedroom 2 also has an en suite bathroom, while the family bathroom has a bathtub and separate shower.
The second floor is a converted loft space with a double bedroom and en suite bathroom and a single bedroom/office space.
Outside there are electric doors, a lawned block driveway, a private back garden, landscaping, dining and relaxation areas, including a covered hot tub.
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Blackmore, located in Chorley Village, Shropshire, was originally a building of the Royal Air Force. Its history can be traced back to World War II. After a compassionate and creative design, it aims to create a modern with some ecological characteristics. Family home. It has four bedrooms, covers 2.7 acres, and has an asking price of £625,000.
The exterior wood is Siberian larch, and the original windows have been restored and are for decoration purposes only. In addition to the fiber optic broadband connection, the entire property has regional floor heating provided by environmentally friendly air sources and water treatment plants.
The front door leads to the entrance hall, which is paved with engineered oak flooring throughout the bedroom. Outside the hall is a cloakroom, a machine room equipped with floor heating systems and toilets.
The open-plan living area features three sets of sliding doors leading to the garden, a Morso stove with glass guillotine doors, large imported porcelain floor tiles and exposed original roof trusses.
The kitchen is equipped with a series of cabinets and appliances, quartz worktops, islands with built-in sinks, Samsung appliances, including dual ovens and grills, microwave ovens with warming drawers, and induction cookers with pumping units.
Other integrated appliances include dishwashers, beverage coolers, refrigerators and freezers. A separate utility program also has an installation unit and storage space.
The four bedrooms have oversized sliding doors and vaulted ceilings. The double master bedroom spans the entire property and has an ensuite bathroom with bathtub and separate shower. The family bathroom has double sinks, bathtub and separate shower.
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The property is accessed via a gravel driveway that leads to a parking lot and a separate double garage with remote-controlled rolling shutters. A tree-lined gravel path leads to the paddock, and the garden is mainly lawn, but there are also planting boundaries.
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Built in 2016, this four-bedroom house is located in a private development on the edge of Church Lawford, Warwickshire. It has a series of ecological functions, including air source heating, solar panels and floor heating, and electric vehicle charging stations.
The entrance hall has floor-to-ceiling windows and Porcelanosa tiled floors. Floor heating extends all the way to the first floor. There is also a cupboard and guest cloakroom under the stairs.
The home office overlooks the front garden, has plenty of natural light, and is equipped with hardware for Cat 6 cabling and an integrated sound system.
The French doors in the lounge lead to the side patio area of the garden, and there are ceiling speakers, while the family room has two sets of French doors that also lead to the side patio and back garden.
An open kitchen/dining room runs through the entire property and has a sun room. The kitchen is equipped with high-light fixtures and integrated Bosch double oven, microwave oven and warming drawer, wine cabinet, dishwasher and space, as well as American refrigerator/freezer plumbing.
There is also a central island with a large Bosch induction cooker and cabinets, as well as seating space.
The open sun room can accommodate a large dining table, with ceiling lanterns and double doors on both sides, and ceiling speakers. The separate utility room is equipped with matching units, a series of lockers, space and ducts for washing machines and tumble dryers.
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The master bedroom upstairs has a large viewing window overlooking the back garden, a walk-in closet with a built-in dressing table, and an ensuite bathroom with shower, toilet, high-gloss dressing table and double integrated sinks.
The second bedroom overlooks the back garden and has built-in furniture including three double wardrobes, two integrated desks/dressers and an en suite shower room. There are two other double bedrooms.
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This expanded three-bedroom detached house in Wednesbury has a market price of 300,000 pounds, is equipped with solar panels, and has a highly rated EPC report.
It is also ready to move in because it does not have an upward chain and can choose to buy most of the furniture.
Described as "high specifications" and "exhibition hall conditions", it has a series of smart features, including remote access HD CCTV with night vision, Smart Risco Agility 3 remote access alarm system and ring smart hard-wire doorbell and CCTV pan Light system.
The corridor is a direct access to the lounge/dining room, with patio doors leading to the back garden, and a second reception room, which also overlooks the back of the house and has skylights.
The fully equipped kitchen has an electric oven with a gas stove and electrical plumbing, while the locker arches downstairs lead to the orange grove.
A separate public facility is equipped with washing machine and water pipes, as well as smart remote-controlled water heating spotlights, garage doors, showers and back gardens.
Upstairs there is a large double bedroom, a smaller double bedroom and a single bedroom, as well as a family bathroom with bathtub and shower, toilet, wash basin and fume hood with central heating boiler.
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There is a driveway and front lawn outside, and the back garden has lawn, border, courtyard and lighting.