Greenwatt Way, Chalvey

Client: Scottish and Southern Energy

Role: Architecture, Environmental Consultant , Landscape Architecture

Greenwatt Way, designed around building for life principles, uses the latest construction methods and technologies available to deliver zero carbon housing to Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes. Greenwatt Way will be monitored for the next two years to improve understanding of energy usage and requirements as the UK moves to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050.

The development of ten homes comprises two and three bedroom houses, one bedroom flats, a community research room and an energy centre.

Greenwatt Way innovations include:

• An energy centre to test five different types of renewable energy generation including: an air and ground source heat pump, a biomass boiler, solar thermal panels and solar photovoltaic tiles
• Use of a low temperature district heat network to reduce heat losses and maximise heat source performance
• Use of the latest low energy appliances, cooking and lighting technologies
• Low water use fittings, rainwater harvesting and greywater (including heat) recovery
• Energy monitoring /smart metering systems
• Electric vehicle use and charging system