Amity, Lyme Regis
Sustainable Materials Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump Open by Appointment all year round
Well insulated 2008 house with AS heat pump, solar panels on West facing .roof; 100% renewable electrical supplier; car charging point.
Watercleaves, Bridport
Low Cost Improvements Sustainable Materials Solar PV with Battery Open by Appointment all year round
At Watercleaves, a former nursery school, John and Debbie have used ingenuity and imagination to create low cost solutions for double glazing, solar panels, batteries and rainwater harvesting.
Sailcloth House, Bridport
Sustainable Materials Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump Open by Appointment all year round
Near Passive-house with timber frame. Air-tight building with made of structurally insulated panels, filled with wood fibre insulation. Air Source Heat pump. 14 PV panels and a battery to store excess electricity. Triple glazed windows., MVHR ventilation..
Orchard Cottage, Sydling St Nicholas
Retrofit Sustainable Materials
18th century grade II listed cottages made of rammed chalk and thatch, extensively retrofitted with sustainable materials, organic no-dig garden.
17 St Martinsfield, Martinstown
Low Cost Improvements Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round
1950's brick built ex-council house with cavity wall insulation, high spec windows, solar panels, battery, air source heat pump, organic garden of vegetables and flower, wild flower meadow and 7 water butts. Recycled materials in conservatory and porch and built-in cupboards
The Drey, Marnhull
Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials
This is a new build designed to suit both a family and an elderly person. MVHR system, air source heat pump, solar panels and storage battery, and a 500L rain water harvester. I am using sustainable materials when I can.
Hawkers Farm, Stour Provost
Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round
A 500 year old building restored using sustainable materials. 14kW PV with 22kWh of battery storage. Ground source heat pump to heat water and provide heating for the house.
Farndreg Swanage
Low Cost Improvements Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Open by Appointment all year round
This 1970's bungalow has had extensive insulation to improve the house, solar panels and an air source heat pump. They have also done a lot in the garden to encourage nature.
3 Haydon Gardens, Poole
Retrofit Sustainable Materials Open by Appointment all year round
Owned by a passivhaus architect , the ground floor flat is being extended and enhanced with a timber-framed garden office, using hemp blocks, woodfibre insulation, charred timber cladding, and timber-framed windows,