Mr James R. Wright, Canadian High Commissioner to United Kingdom met Tenants First Housing Co-operative in Aberdeen on Tuesday 19th May 2009 to discuss the construction of energy-efficient Canadian timber homes in Aberdeen.

Four new homes are to be built with funding from Aberdeen City Council. The Canadian Super E ® system focuses on air-tightness, enhanced thermal performance and whole house ventilation and heat recovery.

Work began on site in April 2009, with the homes manufactured in Canada and programmed for delivery in June.

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Martin van der Lee, Tenants First Vice-Chair, said: "This project continues Tenants First's international research into innovative house construction systems in order to provide the highest standards of quality and affordability for our members.

"We have identified a Canadian system which we believe will help to significantly develop our knowledge and construction expertise. A key element will be on site training from the Super E ® technicians who will travel here from Canada."

James R. Wright, Canadian High Commissioner to UK, added: "The technology has been developed over a number of years and is successfully exported throughout the world. I hope that this business model can prove successful for Tenants First and the Scottish market and I look forward to hearing more as the project progresses."

(GK/JM)