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IntroductionYou see, we should make use of the forces of nature and should obtain all our power in this way. Sunshine is a form of energy, wind and sea currents are manifestations of this energy. Do we make use of them? Oh no! We burn forests and coal, like tenants burning down our front door for heating. We live like wild settlers and not as though these resources belong to us. The project is a showcase of innovative state-of-the-art energy-efficient homes of the future. Six homes constructed on the University Park are being designed and constructed to various degrees of innovation and flexibility to allow the testing of different aspects of modern methods of construction (mmc) including layout and form, cladding materials, roof structures, foundations, glazing materials, thermal performance, building services systems, sustainable/ renewable energy technologies, lighting systems, acoustics and water supply. The project aims to stimulate sustainable design ideas and promote new ways of providing affordable, environmentally sustainable housing that are innovative in their design. Several companies including: Stoneguard, Roger Bullivant Ltd, EON, BASF, Tarmac, Saint-Gobain have agreed to fund elements of the project. The CEH group are also participating in the Solar Decathlon project, Madrid 2010.
Progress of EON and Tarmac House, April 2009
This websiteThis site will be regularly updated with news of the project designs for each house and of the construction process. There there is a webcam of progress as the first building rises out of the ground, and later projects will have their webcams. Newsflashes will let you know of recent developments. A list of the generous donors is also on this site. Stoneguard, the lead sponsor for the first of the houses has a dedicated website for the project. The BASF House has also completed, details of this house can be found on BASF's website. The E.ON house started in April 2008, see the E.ON page, for their dedicated website. The E.ON house was complete at the start of October 2008 and was featured in a BBC news report. E.ON house Oct. 2008 Media Links: The Stoneguard house is making progress, the ridge tiles for the roof were completed, April 16th Details of the Tarmac house are now on show on this site. Creative Energy Homes Project Manager: Dr Mark Gillott |
