With the next Ecobuild show just (Home Optimising the Use of Solar and represent an holistic approach to and secured onto to screw pile foun-
around the corner, British Builder and Energy) has been designed and built delivering environmental sustainabil- dations with geo-thermal heating and
Developer takes a look at what’s new by a team of students from the SBE ity. Awards will be presented to the ‘plug into’ external services. Modules
to the show for 2010. as part of their entry into the first In- top rated buildings in the UK, to- are fully tested, certified and ap-
ternational Solar Decathlon Europe gether with a number of special proved and can be terraced, semi
The Ecobuild Fringe Programme competition to design, build and awards in an international category. detached or detached. The home
The Ecobuild Fringe programme – operate Europe’s most attractive, uses an air source heat pump with
new for 2010 – brings together a effective and energy efficient zero Rammed earth & combined ventilation, and PV panels
variety of events from exhibitors, sup- carbon solar powered house. The fin- strawbale workshops to meet the requirements of CSH
porters and partners, all taking place in ished house will make its debut at Experts in providing training in low- level 4 but additional technologies, in-
or around Earls Court during Ecobuild. Ecobuild en route to the final, which impact building methods and natural cluding solar thermal panels, ground
takes place in Madrid in June 2010. materials, RESET and Amazonails will source heat pumps, green roofs and
Solar Hub be collaborating to provide a series of rainwater harvesting systems can be
Solar Hub is well-timed to help visitors Renew rammed earth and strawbale work- integrated to exceed this standard or
understand the implications of the Renew is a series of live demonstra- shops, taking place daily on the to meet specific site/planning require-
Government’s clean energy cashback tions of internal and external solid exhibition floor. As well as hands-on, ments. Modules are fully tested,
scheme planned for April. Using a wall insulation systems and tech- practical demonstrations of straw bale certified and approved and can be
model city as a backdrop, Solarce- niques by Knauf Insulation and wall construction, clay plastering and terraced, semi detached or detached.
ntury will demonstrate the ease with Alumasc Exterior Building Products. lime rendering, workshops will con- The Eco Home meets the require-
which solar solutions can be inte- Alumasc will show how external sider habitat design approaches, ments for code level 4 of the Code
grated into the built environment and wall insulation works – by adding a green infrastructure and climate for Sustainable Homes, British Build-
showcase the very latest in solar PV decorative weather-proof insulating change adaptation, SUDS and ing Regulations and all relevant British
and solar-thermal technologies. Plus treatment to the outside of a wall. ecosystem services. Standards, complies with Lifetime
daily workshops and demonstrations. Knauf Insulation will demonstrate Homes standards, and exceeds the
a variety of internal insulation treat- Innovate Offsite housing space standards for most
Zed to Zero ments, consisting of plasterboard Innovate offsite from Mtech Consult local authorities. The Eco Modular
Bill Dunster’s RuralZED, the providers backed with insulating material and Galliford Try will showcase the Home can also be configured to
of the first ever Level 6 certified, zero which reduce the amount of heat very best in offsite construction, form apartment blocks and hotels.
carbon house - launched at Ecobuild which would otherwise pass bringing together a broad range of
2008 - are offering a ‘design while through into the wall and outside. systems to demonstrate the benefits The Ecobuild Classroom
you wait’ real time design and busi- Both techniques could save around of using offsite products and tech- Senior Architectural Systems and
ness planning service for plotholders. 2.1 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year niques for complex and challenging ModCell have teamed up to offer
It’s applicable to all kinds of landown- and about £400 from the heating projects as well as more straightfor- a carbon negative approach to the
ers and developers - social housing bills of a typical three bedroom ward builds. future needs of our educational
providers can assess the viability of a semi-detached house. buildings in the form of a classroom
brownfield site, regeneration commu- New Product Launches for some of Ecobuild’s seminars this
nities will be able to turn up and plan BREEAM Awards Hundreds of new products will be year. This innovative approach locks
their street, landowners will be able BRE Global will be presenting the launched at Ecobuild, from the latest away more carbon than it produces
to produce a business plan for their BREEAM Awards in the Arena on in micro-renewable technology and during the construction cycle, using
plot - and demystifies the process of Wednesday 03 March. The BREEAM insulation materials, to recycled prod- a lime rendered, straw bale construc-
delivering Code 6, demonstrating its Awards recognise and reward those ucts and ingenious coatings. tion within a structural timber frame,
viability even in a recession. involved in the design and construc- and a locally sourced timber alu-
tion of the highest scoring buildings Eco Modular Home Launch minium high performance window
Solar Decathlon certified under BREEAM. A BREEAM Eco Modular Living Limited will be and door system.
The University of Nottingham’s De- ‘excellent’ rating is a pre-qualification, launching its new three bedroom
partment of the Built Environment which ensures that winners truly rep- Eco Modular home for the affordable 2010 british home
(SBE) has teamed up with leading in- resent exemplary sustainable design housing sector at Ecobuild 2010. The awards finalists at ecobuild
ternational construction materials and construction. Each development basis of this new innovative housing The finalists of the annual British
company Saint-Gobain to create an will have been independently as- system is a series of highly insulated, Home Awards will be announced at
energy efficient, zero carbon solar sessed and certified, and in order to high strength, corrosion resistant, Ecobuild and their entries showcased
powered home which will be one of win an award, each building must steel manufactured containerised in a series of presentations.
the key attractions at this year’s have excelled in every environmental modules which are fully fitted-out
Ecobuild. The Nottingham HOUSE category – from energy to ecology - and finished off site, and delivered
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