What didn’t we have!

10Kw biomass boiler that is individually controlled and monitored for each home supplied by Organic Energy (the UK distributor for Okofen).

3m2 of solar hot water panels to provide 70% of the overall demand. Solar panels have been supplied by Viridian Solar. 

Photovoltaic systems to accommodate electricity demand from lighting, pumps and appliances. Demand of 3.45 Kwh peak. The PV panels used are a 72 tile system that provides 3.74 Kwh peak

Code 6 home is constructed using a solid wall with external insulation, a precast concrete first floor, timber framed windows and a passive ventilation and heat recovery system.

Construction:

A+ Ground Floor Structural topping on beam and expanded polystyrene flooring 0.15 W/m2K

C Rated Upper Floor Structural topping on hollow precast prestressed concrete slabs & A+ rating Upper Floor Timber decking on timber I joists

A+ External Wall: Hand applied plaster, 215 aircrete blockwork (Durox Supabloc), 150mm EPS insulation, render U-value of 0.12 W/m2K. 

A+ Windows 1.5 The windows are softwood casement frames with 16mm soft coat low e, argon filled glazing. They have a U-value of 1.50 W/m2K

A+ Rated Roof Timber trussed rafters with insulation, roofing underlay, counterbattens, battens and concrete interlocking tiles U-value of 0.10 W/m2K