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THE BRE Welsh Future Homes Exhibition 2010
the BRE Welsh future Homes Exhibtion took place in 2010 and was a showcase of experimental, low energy homes specifically designed to meet Code 5 of the Suststainable homes Code. The homes were all one offs, incorporating and integrating many design features for the very first time in the UK. The lily Homes was constructed from 85% MgO and was the first such construction attempted in Europe. The homes were built to inspire a new generation of housing that sets new standards in energy efficency while being affordable to build and very cheap to run. The Need for new thinking on housing could not be more urgent. Three quarters of the UKs housing stock is nore than 40 years old and five million properties were built before 1918. Our homes are old and hard to heat, and our household consumption of natural gas has trebled since 1970
The Welsh Future Homes projects forms part of The Works a £350 million project by the Welsh Assembly Goverment and Blaneau Gwent Borough Council to bring new jobs, new homes and a new community to the site of the former steelworks at Ebbw Vale. It sits within the Assembly Goverment's vision for the Heads of the Valleys, of a network of vibrant sustainable communities generating economic and employment oppurtunities. Centrsl to that vision are skills and products relating to sustainable products. the Welsh Goverments ambition is that all new buildings will be zero carbon in relation to space heating, hot water and lighting. hence our involvement in the project.
The Lily Home met the required Code 5 for Sustainable Homes within budget whilst producing fantastic data
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Envelope Construction
I'The Lily Home used dragonboard on the interior and exterior walls, stairs, windows, architraves, skirting board to such an extent that the proeprty was 85% dragonboard . Inside the pre finished boards were painted without the need for skimming or plaster. Using dragonboard for the walls, floors, ceilings makes it easier to achieve an excellant fit and to seal joints making for a warm draught free home.
On the outside dragonboard is strong stable and waterproof. Even left exposed it can resist the elements. After rain or flood the board dries our naturally without degrading contamination or shrinking. this home was constructed with dragonIpanel designed for rapid assembly on site. With high performance insulation making the sandwich. The heat was supplied by a heat recovery ventillation system and an air source heat pump the final structure offers a low energy solution to the needs of the volume housing market and the self build market
The home is powered by an AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP coupled to a HEAT RECOVERY VENTILATION SYSTEM.
supplying heat to a 700-litre storage cylinder, which is more than sufficient to meet the daily needs of a family. The installation of the solar and PV panels to the main roof are saveing up to 80% of the annual water heating costs, and sufficient to contribute 2.5kwh to match the heating load for the house, saving some 4250kwh/year. Using this technology and in the process capable of achieving a Code 6.
'The Lily' exclusively uses Dragonboard technology to its full advantage, creating an affordable and adaptable lifetime home. Pre-applied full void Icyene insulation gives an exceptionally high level of thermal and acoustic insulation. Externally a wide range of applied weathering finishes can be applied. 'The Lily' concept home is treated externally with a contemporary mix of K-render systems and applied cedar boarding, but the choice is limitless.
'The Lily' concept home uses high performance window systems and features a south facing 'solar' wall on the front elevation. The sister concept home 'The Lotus' has been designed with this at the rear, allowing flexibility in site layout design.
The concept house technology is under constant technical development and BRE / BBA testing. The Energy Assessment Calculation, which can be downloaded from our data page, has shown that with the high level of Dragonboayd insulation, the high degree of air tightness and controlled ventilation, our concept home has very low energy use resulting in energy bills of circa £242.00 per annum. '
The Lily' comfortably met Level Five of the Code of Sustainable Homes some five years ahead of the Government's target date and is the affordable option. 'The Lily' concept home is adaptable, both in terms of the Lifetime Homes principles and the ability to add green technology.
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