Ethical Living

An award-winning new eco-house round the corner from me in Hanover, Brighton has been completed by local firm DRP Architects. The two bedroom timber framed house exceeds the Building Research Establishment (BRE) ‘excellent’ rating in energy saving and carbon reduction. In view of its exemplary ‘green’ features, the house has already won a ‘Green Apple Silver Award’ in the ‘National New Build Residential’ category, June 2007.

The architects have used a whole range of eco technologies and materials - including passive solar gain, a green roof, locally sourced sweet chestnut cladding, lime based render, solar hot water heating, grey water recycling and sheep’s wool insulation. The result is a scheme that reduces carbon emission by approximately 17% when compared to Building Regulations has around 33% less water consumption compared with a typical home.

Simon Atkins, the DRP director responsible for the project, comments: “If more new houses like this one were built, Brighton and Hove would seriously reduce its carbon footprint while the population would enjoy lower energy bills.”

Labels: Brighton, Eco Houses