New Eco Home - Construction work begins Aug 2025

The new development not only provides a high standard of design, but also incorporates the client’s vision of building a low carbon house integrating sustainable construction measures. Such measures are to include:

·      Energy efficiency in construction and use of building materials.

·      Natural lighting and ventilation.

·      Incorporation or utilisation of recycled building materials from the existing house.

·      Maximising natural carbon storage on-site by retaining and enhancing the existing landscape and trees 

·      Maximising the potential to improve local biodiversity, including boundary treatments, such as soft landscaping, grassed areas and exterior permeable surfacing.

·      Green roofs assist in absorbing CO2, use and buffer rainwater (helping to slow down the rate at which rainwater enters the drainage system), and have a cooling effect on both their surroundings and the building underneath.

·      Additionally, bees and other pollinators can use blooming Sedum in the roof as their food resource and resting place, thus encouraging the crucial job they perform in pollinating a third of our food crops.

·      Human well-being is also positively affected by more greenery in the local environment.

This new house boasts a low environmental impact, using sustainable technology that reduces its carbon footprint. By including super-insulation, photovoltaic panels, an air source heat pump, passive ventilation with fantastic airtightness levels, it requires 90% less energy to heat than an average home.