42 PROJECT REPORT: RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
“Taking our inspiration from the site’s incredible history, we are creating something that will benefit this overlooked part of town for future generations”
David Craddock, director at project developer Elite Homes
plastic. This means “you don’t have to worry about a membrane, or about an electrician coming along and cutting his holes in plasterboard to get the cables in, and accidentally puncturing the membrane,” says David. An avid researcher of latest construction technologies, he also tells me of Elite Homes’ plans to incorporate smart home techniques in the new homes, including power systems with battery storage units combined with integrated solar PV panels. Smart heating systems will know who’s in the house, in what rooms, and when, and set the temperature to ensure an ideal temperature at all points.
KEY PROJECT SUPPLIERS
Roofing and cladding materials: Euroclad (specified by IRCC) Timber frame: Elite Offsite Air source heat pumps: Mitsubishi Electric Rendering: K Rend Kitchens/timber flooring: Benchmarx Bathrooms: City Plumbing Block paving: Marshalls
Another interesting technology he mentions is a ‘wonderwall’ system, which uses ceiling-mounted infra-red heaters which heat specific areas – “people, tables, chairs,” he says, rather than a convection- based method. Combining this with intelligent hot water cylinders that only heat the water you use makes these houses extremely efficient and therefore low in energy use.
A consumer-first approach While all of this is exciting for the builder, he admits that on the whole, such details
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aren’t so important for the consumer, compared with the buildings’ function and their architectural design: “To be frank, customers are not interested in the type of insulation we put in the building.” He adds: “The customers are really only interested in what they can see – not the way we built it.”
The possible savings homeowners will enjoy is also key however, he says: “If I said your bills are going to go down from £100 a month to £30, and a smart system is going to learn how you work and how you live in your house, meaning that could drop even further – it’s a great selling point.”
He points out pictures of Ordnance Yard on the office walls, displayed among the many awards the project has already attained – which David is very proud of: “We are creating a development that is unrivalled across the whole of the south coast. From conservation to ecology agencies, to environmental and historical organisations, we have taken a collaborative approach to this project,” he stresses. “Taking our inspiration from the site’s incredible history, we are creating something that will benefit this overlooked part of town for future generations.”
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