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Final panel in Model Home 2020 project
The final SIP roof panel has been placed in the VELUX CarbonLight Homes in Rothwell, Kettering. A Europe-wide project, the model homes are an experiment to demonstrate active house principles.
It is claimed they meet the future demands for sustainable buildings and have been developed with a focus on the health and well-being of occupants. They have also been designed to interact with local conditions and will use natural resources to reduce carbon emissions.
The homes are now weather-tight and are due for completion in early summer. They will be open to the public for six months before undergoing energy performance monitoring to feedback into the industry and then being sold on the open market.
Project partners are Willmott Dixon, HTA Architects, North Northants Development Company and Kettering Borough Council.
Paul Hicks, design and construction manager for the project, said: “This reprents a key milestone for the scheme. The CarbonLight Homes will produce an 80% reduction in carbon emissions on site and offer a unique solution to the challenge of delivering energy efficient homes that people will want to live in.
“In only five years’ time, all new homes will be expected to be built to zero carbon standards and we hope that our homes will lead the way, acting as a benchmark for both architects and house builders.”
Eamonn Burns, Willmott Dixons operations director, explains: “These homes will help us demonstrate how homes can be responsibly sourced, perform as predicted in environmental terms and be places where families will enjoy living.”
More information: www.velux.co.uk/modelhome2020
One Response to “Final panel in Model Home 2020 project”
ecoadmin says:
All new homes should be aiming at zero carbon emissions