Coldeast Close
Six fully certified Passivhaus dwellings for Fareham Borough Council pushing the ‘Zero Carbon’ agenda forward for new development within the local area.
Fareham Borough Council
Feasibility Study, Concept Development, Detailed Planning Drawings, Public Consultation, Construction Drawings, Technical Support
01 Background
In order that Fareham Borough Council could ‘test’ their sustainability policy for the proposed North of Fareham Development, the practice was approached in 2013, based on our past experience of delivering highly sustainable low energy quality affordable housing, to produce a scheme for the comprehensive redevelopment of a former garage site and rear gardens of existing council stock in the Sarisbury Green area of Fareham. The development needed to achieve full Passivhaus certification and also meet the Local Authority requirement of Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4 whilst remaining cost effective and easy to use by residents.
02 The story
We worked with the energy assessor to develop a simple yet elegant solution for the site which maximised potential whilst respecting the surrounding context. The scheme was orientated to make optimum use of passive solar gains whilst minimising summer overheating.
A brick and block method of construction was selected to demonstrate that Passivhaus could be achieved with traditional methods; key junctions were modelled, and thermal bridge calculation undertaken to ensure compliance. A small gas boiler provides hot water and ventilation is managed by a MVHR system, otherwise the scheme does not rely on any renewable technologies.
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03 The outcome for Coldeast Close
The scheme completed in 2016 and was opened buy the Leader of the Council who hailed the success of the project and promoted its principles as a beacon for future development.
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