Ecos Homes, Stawell development
Winner 2008: Best Housing Scheme
Stawell is a housing development of five dwellings on a brownfield site in Somerset, built to level five of the code for sustainable homes, with onsite PV cells and biomass technology. Onsite energy production should equate to half the yearly electricity needs of each household. The properties also offer superior insulation as well as maximising thermal mass, solar gain and natural light to reduce energy demand. Site management was provided by Ecos Homes with local subcontractors being used and trained where necessary to allow the skills base to remain locally. Post-occupancy monitoring will enable ongoing evaluation of the design principles employed. Technical tours and open days have been held throughout the build to inform and generate discussion and membership of national organisations used to allow knowledge to permeate further afield. Ecos aims to show that building at code 5 can be commercially viable, raising the bar within the development sector.
Runner up
9 Haystone Place, Plymouth
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Best Business Innovation
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Most Proactive Local Authority
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Best Renewable Energy Scheme
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Installer of the year
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Best Housing Scheme
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