A SOCIAL enterprise is set to build hundreds of carbon zero homes with energy bills of up to £150 per year across North Wales after clinching an exclusive five-year deal.

Creating Enterprise has signed a contract with leading manufacturer Beattie Passive to use its pioneering Passivhaus system for one-bedroom pods and two-storey family homes in Denbighshire, Conwy and Anglesey.

The timber-framed properties will feature solar panels, superinsulation, heat-retaining windows and temperature-monitoring ventilation, which can save residents up to 80 per cent on annual energy costs.

The deal will create 50 new jobs for the Colwyn Bay enterprise, which will set up a pop-up factory and use local sub-contractors and suppliers wherever possible to boost the regional economy until the contract

Adrian Johnson, managing director for housing association Cartrefi Conwy, which launched the social enterprise, said: "Our main focus is to deliver affordable, zero carbon housing across North Wales. This new long-term agreement allows us to build the very best in terms of energy efficient, carbon zero homes.

“They will be locally manufactured using readily available materials from local suppliers and the frames are constructed in an on-site pop-up factory, lowering our carbon footprint."

The properties are also advanced in terms of building control standards, exceeding sound-proofing requirements and have in-built radon gas barriers.

“It’s up to passive standard which means they are going to be the most energy efficient homes you can build in the UK," Mr Johnson added.

“As a result, the average fuel cost for a three-bedroomed house will be around £100-£150 per annum as opposed to the £1,000-a-year you would spend in a conventional property of the same size."

Creating Enterprise was established in 2015 and runs an Employment Academy with opportunities, training and qualifications for unemployed local people.

Ron Beattie, managing director of Beattie Passive, said it was encouraged to sign the contract with the North Wales enterprise because the Welsh Government is "ahead of the game" in its approach to sustainable development.

“It will help us provide training to create a new workforce who are able to deliver the homes of the future," he said.

“We see this as a good strategic move because the Welsh Government is finding innovative ways of achieving their carbon emission goals."