Eco at heart

Overview

Plot size: 1 acre

House size: 310sqm

Bedrooms: 5

Heating and hot water: geothermal heat pump with PV

Ventilation: centralised mechanical ventilation with heat recovery

Build method: timber frame

EPC (SAP): A (97)

Why did you choose timber frame as the method of construction?

I have worked in the low energy housing sector as a renewable energy engineer for the last 16 years. I’ve seen a lot of selfbuilds in that time and the best performing houses in terms of comfort and low running costs were those built with timber frame.

I’m delighted we went down that route. The design process was straightforward – because our site already had outline