Events
Launch Event at EcoBuild, Feb 2007
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GHA Site visit 2008 #1
16-9-2008 13.00-17.30
Restormel, Swan Country Homes, St Austell, Cornwall
EVENT CANCELLED apologies for any inconvenience. Please get in touch if you are interested as we hope to rearrange this for another date in the future.
Swan Country Homes successfully entered a national competition to design and build a sustainable development for which carbon neutrality is the strategic aim for Restormel Borough Council as part of the Urban Village Phase 2 in St Austell, Cornwall. The scheme which will encourage inclusive community living will provide affordable homes that have low environmental impact by minimising harmful carbon emissions. The development will comprise 19 units.
The homes will be built with modern methods of construction and carefully selected materials such as fired and unfired clay blocks, reclaimed Cornish slate and timber from local sustainable woodland.
A healthy internal environment is one of this development's core priorities.
The design will ensure a “breathable” construction which allows a controlled internal relative humidity through the use of hygroscopic materials.
This development will focus on corporate learning with the local council, residents and also the community. User awareness plays a critical role in the environmental impact of buildings in use by motivating the occupiers to voluntarily embrace the sustainability agenda. Swan Country Homes will provide a clear and easy to use Home User Guide and will use monitoring to inform residents of their energy and water use.
Swan Country Homes successfully entered a national competition to design and build a sustainable development for which carbon neutrality is the strategic aim for Restormel Borough Council as part of the Urban Village Phase 2 in St Austell, Cornwall. The scheme which will encourage inclusive community living will provide affordable homes that have low environmental impact by minimising harmful carbon emissions. The development will comprise 19 units.
The homes will be built with modern methods of construction and carefully selected materials such as fired and unfired clay blocks, reclaimed Cornish slate and timber from local sustainable woodland.
A healthy internal environment is one of this development's core priorities.
The design will ensure a “breathable” construction which allows a controlled internal relative humidity through the use of hygroscopic materials.
This development will focus on corporate learning with the local council, residents and also the community. User awareness plays a critical role in the environmental impact of buildings in use by motivating the occupiers to voluntarily embrace the sustainability agenda. Swan Country Homes will provide a clear and easy to use Home User Guide and will use monitoring to inform residents of their energy and water use.
- Organiser:
- The Good Homes Alliance
- Email:
- info@goodhomes.org.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7841 8909