tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52754436783191037012011-11-27T17:01:53.674-08:00Mike Jonesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275443678319103701.post-3950249906319688342009-02-19T05:28:00.001-08:002009-02-19T05:28:25.868-08:00<div class="entry entry-"> <div class="wrap"> <h1 class="storytitle" id="post-880">UKs First Zero Carbon Rated House</h1><br />by <b style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);">Alan Harten</b><br /><i>February 19, 2009</i> <div style="padding: 5px; float: right;"> </div> <p>In Staplehurst, Kent, a house has been built which has been rated as zero carbon.</p> <p>Richard Hawkes, the architect, followed the design of a timbrel vaulted house originally found in Catalonia, Spain in the 14th century. </p> <p>The house, called Crossways, has triple glazing, adapted newspaper insulation and is roofed with plants and soil.</p> <p>Solar panels provide warmth and cooling and it can also get heat from a boiler rated at 11kw and fired by wood and wood pellets, known as biomass. </p> <p>The timbrel vaulting allows the house to maintain a steady temperature, stay warm and diminishes the requirement for cooling and heating methods.</p> <p>The house shows that modern techniques can use native supplies combined with innovative engineering to produce a viable building that has little effect on the planet, said architect Richard Hawkes.</p> <p>From 2016 the law will require every new home to be zero carbon rated.</p><p><br /></p><p>source: http://www.fairhome.co.uk/2009/02/19/uks-first-zero-carbon-rated-house/<br /></p> </div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5275443678319103701-395024990631968834?l=zerocarbonhouseuk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mike Jonesnoreply@blogger.com0