First new social housing in Great Yarmouth for 20 years aims for Passivhaus
Great Yarmouth Borough Council are investing £1.3million in constructing the first new council homes for almost 20 years, which are also designed to cut tenants’ carbon emissions and energy bills, and it is hoped to mark the start of further council house-building in the borough.
The borough is bordered by the sea, the broads and a river, making available space limited. Three redundant in-fill sites within existing housing estates in Bradwell, Caister and Martham presented the council with potential redevelopment to build 12 much needed homes.
Charles Close in Caister on Sea is a formerly disused car park and shrub land with hard standing. The development consists of 3 x 2 bed houses (each 76m2) Passivhaus certified and 2 x 1 bed bungalows (each 62m2)
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Key Details:
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Treated floor area |
68.5 m2 |
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Predicted heating demand |
14 kWh/m2a |
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Predicted heating load |
9 W/m2 |
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Predicted primary energy |
116 kWh/m2a |
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Predicted airtightness n50 |
0.6 ach |
The new builds are being constructed with the Beattie Passive system, which exceeds current Building Regulation requirements. The build method enables high performance Passivhaus standard homes at a comparable cost with traditional new-builds.
Councillor Penny Linden says “These homes, built to an innovative design, will be models in the region for the council homes of the future, reducing tenant’s carbon emissions and energy bills through reduced heat loss.”
Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government visit Caister on Sea during construction.“We’ve already delivered nearly 100,000 affordable homes across the country since 2010, but with another £23bn public and private funding available from 2015, I want councils to follow Great Yarmouth’s lead.”
The project involves Great Yarmouth College students, giving them first hand construction experience.
Further Information:
16th April 2014
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