Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change praised Leeds-based pioneering low carbon development, Greenhouse, following a visit during his activities for 'Big Energy Week' which encourages people to be more energy efficient.

Sustainable developers, Citu, hosted the Secretary of State, leading a discussion on transitioning towards a low carbon society and explained how Greenhouse helps residents save up to 60% on energy bills thanks to its renewable technologies and the sustainable building methods used.

The Secretary of State said: "This really is a great project. It shows just how we can build an attractive space for people to live in, making the best use of technologies available, to contribute to low carbon living. It really is an enormous step forward.

"Developments like Greenhouse reduce energy bills for residents, it brings life to an old building through regeneration, and it's great for the environment.

"It's important we give consumers more power to get to grips with energy bills and I am very impressed with how this development does this. The IPTVs that monitor each apartment's energy usage is are very clever indeed, and the combined approach of the whole building means up to 60% reduced bills. The best way to save bills on energy is not to use it in the first place - this has been really well thought out".