Zero emissions house UK

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Country	United Kingdom
Type	New construction
Designer	The BRE Group (Building Research Establishment Limited)
Contact	+44 (0)1923 664000

Summary of house features

• Passive cooling and ventilation
• Wind Catcher for summer ventilation
• Solar Array for electricity and hot water
• High level of thermal nsulation
• Biomass boiler
• Downstairs bedrooms
• Rainwater harvesting. The home also boasts high levels of thermal insulation, passive cooling and ventilation, biomass boilers
• Waste separation system allows combustible waste to be burned to help provide power

The biomass boilers run on organic fuels such as wood pellets and count as zero-emission because the amount of carbon dioxide they give off when they are burned is offset by the amount that was absorbed when the crop was grown.

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[edit] External links

• A Zero Emissions House, MetaEfficient
• First houses designed to conform to the 'Code' to be unveiled at OFFSITE2007