One of the country's largest sustainable social housing developments, Sruthan na Saili in Killarney has entered the second phase of construction.

A project team comprising of Clúid Housing, Thermohouse Limited, Kerry County Council and Rebuilding Ireland is delivering the turnkey, energy effect homes in Derreen.

The development consists 61 two and three-bed dwellings, built using Thermohouse's unique low energy building system. As well as being up to 60% faster than traditional construction, the houses have superior levels of airtightness, considerably reducing their heating costs.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy visited the site earlier this week to mark the progress on the project.

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James O'Halloran, New Business Manager of Clúid commented: "We are delighted to welcome Minister Murphy to the development here in Killarney, as it enters the second stage of construction. An innovative social housing project in Ireland, it not only addresses the need for rapid-build homes but also creates greener, more energy efficient buildings, with lower fuel bills. Partnering with Kerry County Council, Rebuilding Ireland and Thermohouse, who deliver residential projects across Ireland and the UK, has allowed us to meet our goal of providing high quality housing for those who need it, here in Kerry."

Michael Cronin, Managing Director of Thermohouse added: "Clúid's development here at Derreen illustrates the benefits of our complete Low Energy Building System comprising of interlocking walls, floors and roofs modules. Manufactured off-site at our Killarney factory, these future-proofed homes are faster to construct, more energy efficient and benefit from a 60-year system guarantee.

"How we approach building homes in this country is changing. Thermohouse structures not only meet the EU's nZEB requirements, they consistently exceed them, and being locally manufactured, we offer a lower carbon footprint for delivery in Ireland."

The Sruthan na Saili development is due for completion in early 2020.

(CM/MH)