Kingspan Off-Site To Reveal First Level 6 House at OFFSITE2007
From Kingspan Press Office, March 2007:
Kingspan Off-Site will be revealing its innovative LightHouse net-zero carbon home in the Big Build Innovation Park area of the BRE’s OFFSITE2007 exhibition in June. With unrivalled levels of efficiency in terms of the construction method, energy use, CO2 emissions and carbon footprint, this high performance, sustainable home pushes the boundaries of modern affordable house design and will achieve the Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6, making it the most advanced and environmentally sound house at the show.
The 93.3m2, two and a half storey, two-bedroom house is being designed in line with Lifetime Homes and Scheme Development Standards (SDS) and every building material and component used has been specified for its ability to optimise the house design’s overall sustainability credentials.
This highly insulating, airtight building fabric has been designed to provide generous daylight levels and includes effective solar control, together with integrated building services based around a platform of renewable and sustainable technologies. These include water efficiency techniques, renewable energy technologies, passive cooling and ventilation, as well as mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR).
Project architects: Sheppard Robson