• Cawrey Homes is building 36 homes to level four of the Code for Sustainable Homes

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    Cawrey Homes is building 36 homes to level four of the Code for Sustainable Homes

Fabric-first approach for Cawrey Homes
By editor | 06 Jan, 2012
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Housebuilder Cawrey Homes has specified H+H Celcon Blocks for its newbuild development of energy-efficient homes in Ratby. All 36 of these homes meet level four of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The developer focused on a fabric-first approach, creating an airtight and thermally efficient building envelope.

Cavity walls with traditional mortar were used for the external walls with a 200mm filled cavity wall achieving a U-value of 0.13 m²K/W. The traditional two-coat wet plaster to external walls has helped achieve air pressure test results of below 5m³/h.m²

Cawrey Homes' manager, David Walgate, says: “The highly insulating properties of H+H Celcon Blocks make them ideal for building this type of modern, energy-efficient home and also, being made from largely recycled material, the blocks are environmentally friendly which enhances their suitability even further.”

Michael Turner, the H+H KAM responsible for the project, says: “Cawrey Homes has not always used H+H aircrete, but having discussed with them the benefits of our larger format Plus block they decided to try using it in this development.”

The Fielding Meadow £11.5m development commenced last November and will take a further two years to complete. The 36 plots also use plant sedum on their roofs to reduce water run-off and photovoltaic panels to take full advantage of the Feed-in Tariff scheme.

For further information visit www.hhcelcon.co.uk and www.cawrey.co.uk.


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