as well as allowing high levels of daylight into the buildings. The homes have been designed with a min- imum average daylight factor of 5 per cent through- out, which is three times greater than the Code for Sustainable Homes requires for living spaces, reducing the need for artificial light and promoting occupant health. The intention is to create a new blueprint for suc-
cessful sustainable homes that can be rolled out across the country, following the CarbonLight Homes’ com- pletion in the summer.
The company has started its search for volunteer
families to live in the homes for a 12 month period from March 2012, to help accurately monitor energy performance and the quality of their indoor environ- ment in real life conditions before the homes are sub- sequently sold on the open market. The test families will be required to record and
review their time in the homes while the building management systems, which regulate the indoor cli- mate, will also be used to collect information on the homes’ energy and water use, temperature, air quality
Door-Stop: The first ever energy rated door
Door-Stop has launched the first UK energy rated doors, just weeks after the British Fenestration Ratings Council (BFRC) intro- duced the DER scheme. Every single Door- Stop door has been registered under the scheme’s criteria. The very first energy rated door has even been fitted, by Alternative Windows, in September. “Every Door-Stop door now comes with its own individual DER certificate, a precise and accurate rating for that particular product,” says Nick Dutton,
managing director for Door-Stop. “This should really give our customers an edge, particularly as homeowners are increasingly interested in energy efficient prod- ucts, prompted by Government initiatives such as the Green Deal.” Tel: 01623 446336
www.door-stop.co.uk
Arch Timber balances protection and sustainability The Netherlands’ Institute for Ecology is now housed in a purpose-built timber and glass build- ing designed to the highest standards of sus- tainability and Arch Timber Protection’s fire retardants are safely protecting the building and staff at the site. Timber is a crucial and significant element in the new building and thermally- modified Plato Wood, produced from sustainable spruce, has been used for external beams and cladding. These components are protected using Arch’s Non-Com Exterior. Interior Plato Wood
spruce timbers used in the public areas of the building are also fire retardant- protected with Arch’s Dricon, a water-based fire retardant treatment.
t 01977 714 139
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and daylight levels. The data gathered will enable a comparison between the homes’ design targets and their actual performance. The results will be reported back to the industry to help improve the sustainability of other new homes. We look forward with trepidation to what can be
learnt from the experiment and hope that more house- builders will follow suit, helping to build up a wider body of knowledge on the sustainable housing arena. This is what progress is all about.
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