Valerie Singleton from the BBC's The Money Programme interviewing David Holliday, Managing Director of Super Homes on camera at the Future Home 2000 construction site in Milton Keynes

Date:: 3 Feb 1981

Location:: Future Home 2000, Coleshill Place, Bradwell, Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes; Show all locations

Future Home 2000, 8 Downley Avenue, Bradwell, Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes, MK13 8DE

Reference:: JLP01/09/810264

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

The Future Home 2000 was built by Super Homes specifically to be featured on the BBC’s The Money Programme. It was part of the Milton Keynes Development Corporation’s Home World ’81 exhibition. 36 show homes were built by 22 companies from around the world for the exhibition, on the theme of energy conservation. The structure features a south facing double height conservatory to make passive solar gains and contains panels for water heating. The building was equipped with a variety of heating and power generation systems and The Money Programme monitored its performance for a year following its sale.

This photograph was used in the July 1981 issue of Team Spirit, the Laing company newsletter.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/09 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives 1974-1994; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

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Keywords

Timber, Late 20th Century House, Construction, People At Work