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| Demonstration Sustainable Home nears completion. 2nd February 2009 |
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| A unique demonstration of sustainable building techniques by the Larkfleet Group is nearing completion on land adjacent to the headquarters in Bourne. The timber-framed building will never be fully completed but will show how a three-bedroom house can be built to the requirements of Level 3 and Level 4 of the government’s Code for Sustainable Homes. Key parts of the structure will be left unfinished to show how it is possible to combine different building techniques and technologies to meet demanding environmental standards without excessive cost. Parts of the internal walls, some of the floors and ceilings and other parts of the building will be omitted so that visitors can see how a timber frame house is put together and the way insulation is installed. The house will also be fitted with water-saving and energy-saving technologies such as rain water harvesting, ground source heat pumps and solar panels. Government regulations mean that all new houses being built for local councils and housing associations must now meet Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes – standards which make the homes cheaper to run and reduce their impact on the environment. Work on the demonstration house is now nearly complete and, once the finishing touches have been added over the next few days, Larkfleet will use the part-built home as a working demonstration unit. The company plans to invite housing association operatives, architects, local authority personnel and other professionals to take a look at the way the house is built and see how the latest building and energy technologies can be combined to provide low-energy housing. Larkfleet managing director Karl Hick said: “Housing associations and developers are being set increasingly tough challenges to meet new environmental standards. They will soon have to build to Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes but many have not yet even built homes to Level 3. “We aim to use this unique building to show them how they can meet these present and future challenges.” Two companies in the Larkfleet Group have played a major role in building the demonstration house – building contractor FE Peacock has had overall responsibility for construction and the timber frames have been supplied by Kestrel Timber Frames. Construction materials, including timber from sustainable sources, have been supplied by associated company Deepings Trading Company. FE Peacock specialises in building homes for housing associations and Kestrel Timber Frames has recently been set up by Larkfleet Group specifically to produce timber house frames. Larkfleet believes that using timber frame construction along with the renewable energy technologies demonstrated is the most economical way to achieve compliance with the Code for Sustainable Homes. Materials and labour for the project are being supplied free of charge by a number of local companies. |
| 17 April Building Work Underway For Affordable Housing Scheme 5 February Larkfleet Group MD Speaks At Housing Conference 4 February Larkfleet’s Demonstration Sustainable Home Nears Completion 2 February Businessman To Speak At Housing Conference 28 January Larkfleet Hands Over Bespoke Parsonage |
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