50 ENERGY HOUSE 2.0 SPOTLIGHT: EHOME2


THE GROWING CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS MEAN THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER HOW WE BUILD AND OPERATE OUR HOMES


EHOME2 RUNNING COSTS (COMPARED WITH A ‘TYPICAL


OLDER HOME’):


• Using current energy costs, eHome2 would be £85 per month


• A Barratt new home sold today would be £105 per month


• A Victorian house would be £250 to £350 per month


The revolutionary Loxone control system automates the eHome2 to maximise the efficiency of all technologies installed without any input required from the homeowner – this is the ‘brain’ of the home.


The smart system controls everything from heating to Ts, lighting, audio and window blinds. oone can use ecess  generation to heat the hot water or charge the electric vehicle for free. It can detect that your teenager has left on the lights and it can turn off the heating when you are in the office. With extreme temperatures becoming more common, the system can passively heat rooms using solar gain by lifting the blinds before bringing on the heat source or in a heatwave, it can also cool rooms automatically by tracking the trajectory of the sun to make the home comfortable and efficient. The system


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can be controlled automatically, through sensors or voice commands, through smart home devices, such as Google and Alexa.


The eHome2 has lots of smart technology that will make our customers more comfortable in the future. Bigger than this, is the fact that Energy House 2.0 is a critical piece of new research infrastructure.


The growing challenges of climate change and the cost of living crisis mean that we need to consider how we build and operate our homes. As the cost of gas and electricity continues to be unstable, this work is even more important to create a sustainable and economically viable future for this country and the world.


Oliver Novakovic is technical & innovation director at Barratt Developments


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