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eco-build |
living OR what
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just coz U can doesn't mean U should |
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Highly insulated, eco-homes utilising sustainable, locally sourced materials giving warm and comfortable, low maintenance homes with low running costs and low carbon footprints.
| SMART HOMES can be realised only as new-build projects so would require a building plot or a plot with an existing property to be demolished. The properties in this category can be finished internally and externally with materials and architectural features of an area to create the character and appearance of traditional, rustic or modern homes.
Build materials chosen to give a near 100% recyclable home that conforms to a zero-loss resource philosophy.
KEY DESIGN FEATURES
- Low energy build with small carbon footprint.
- Super insulated, ultra low energy homes for temperature stable living environment.
- Large thermal storage an integral part of the design and build to give high temperature change latency.
- Warm in winter with carbon neutral heating system, cool in summer.
- Thermal bridge free construction.
- Double and triple glazed Window options.
- This offers the possibility for heating energy bills to be reduced by up to 90%.
- Since more than 70% of national energy generation is for the supply of electricity to the building industry, and more than 40% of greenhouse gas emissions result from home energy consumption, these homes help significantly to reduce our negative environmental impact.
- Truly sustainable home construction at a self-build cost of £700/€500 per m2.
- Affordable homes with self-build or 'key in hand, built for you' options.
KEY BUILD FEATURES
- Build materials chosen for their low-energy manufacturing overhead. As close to 'raw' materials as is possible.
- Materials sourced as locally as possible to minimise transportation costs and associated pollution.
- Build materials chosen to give a near 100% recyclable home.
- Earthquake, storm and lightening resistant.
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
1. Wood at approximately 25% of the build materials by volume.
2. Stone at approximately 25% of the build materials by volume.
3. Biomass at approximately 25% of the build materials by volume.
4. Metal at approximately 10% of the build materials by volume.
5. Concrete/plaster at approximately 10% of the build materials by volume.
6. Glass at approximately 5% of the build materials by volume.
Designs can incorporate virtually any architectural style to create a modern of traditional home in keeping with personal taste and local planning regulations. Properties can be finished internally and externally with stone, brick, wood and glass, or with any combination of these materials. Properties requiring a more rustic appearance can be finished with stone external walls (Rustic in Stone), wood-cladded chalet-style walls (Rustic in Wood), paint-rendered walls (Rustic Rendered), or a mix of stone, wood and paint-rendered walls.
Any of the following property design styles can be constructed according to our build methods for a target self-build cost of £700/€500 per m2. | | | | | | |
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