Renewable House
The house is based around using renewable materials to deliver a low cost, affordable house that meets Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes through materials alone, with a build cost of £75,000, excluding groundworks. Whilst offering significantly minimised embodied CO2, the design also enables the easy enhancement to meet Levels 5 and 6.
The Renewable House was originally delivered by the NNFCC with funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The creation of the house was Project Managed by contractor The Linford Group who managed the design development and construction. They worked with design partners Empyer Homes and Archial Architects.
The key building material, Tradical® Hemcrete®, was provided by product manufacturer Lime Technology. The scheme is now managed by the InCrops Enterprise Hub.
Latest News
PM OPENS LATEST TRADICALŽ HEMCRETEŽ CARBON FREE SOCIAL HOUSING SCHEME
Prime Minster David Cameron has officially opened Cottsway Housing's latest rural housing development at Blackditch, Stanton Harcourt. Featuring Tradical® Hemcrete® an innovative hemp and lime thermal walling system from Lime Technology, the scheme has been delivered as part of the Homes and Communities Agency's Renewable House Programme. Read more »
Triangle gets the go ahead!
HabOakus, a developer part owned by Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud, has been granted permission for its first development, The Triangle. Based in Wiltshire, it's intended to meet Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes with the potential to upgrade to carbon zero status - making Tradical® Hemcrete® the natural choice for the scheme. Read more »
TradicalŽ HemcreteŽ Specified For Renewable Social Housing Scheme
An ambitious sustainable social housing scheme, designed to meet Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes through the use of renewable materials, has achieved planning approval. The development is being delivered by Crossover C-Zero LLP in partnership with Flagship Housing, one of the largest providers of social housing in East Anglia and will be built using Tradical® Hemcrete® thermal walling system from Lime Technology. Read more »
