Timber Frame
The ECO2 home is built using timber frame and low-carbon bricks, meaning it has around 20% less embodied carbon than a typical masonry build.
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Our expertly-designed ECO2 Holme brings together a range of carbon and energy-saving technologies under one roof.
The ECO2 Holme has been built using modern methods of construction including timber frame and low-carbon bricks, and features triple glazing and enhanced insulation. The home has PV panels, a PV diverter to heat the water cylinder, an air source heat pump, battery storage, EV charging and smart lighting. There is an aerated shower to reduce water use, wastewater heat recovery, ground floor and first floor under floor heating, and a mechanical ventilation heat-recovery system to ensure air quality within the home meets the requirements of living in a thermally efficient home. Outside, biodiversity enhancing measures include bird and bat boxes, bug hotels, rain gardens, bat bricks, hedgehog highways, a dedicated vegetable patch, and home composting facilities, bringing Cala’s Urban Wildlife Strategy to life.
This is a 4-bedroom home with a difference. Our expertly-designed ECO2 Home combines the light and spacious layout of our Holme housetype, with tried and tested technologies to help reduce your energy use.
The ECO2 home is built using timber frame and low-carbon bricks, meaning it has around 20% less embodied carbon than a typical masonry build.
Thermal efficiency is rated excellent on this home, thanks to its timber frame structure, as well as triple glazing and enhanced insulation.
Heating in the ECO2 Home is powered by an Air Source Heat Pump; a highly efficient, low-carbon heating alternative and a more sustainable way to heat your home and hot water.
Solar panels absorb daylight and convert it into electricity, which can be used to power appliances in the home.
Battery storage systems enable energy from renewables, like solar and wind, to be stored and then released when the power is needed most.
The fabric of your new Cala home is more airtight and energy efficient than ever before. A Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery System ensures your home is properly ventilated.
An electric vehicle charger – or EV charger - is fitted to the outside of your home providing a power supply for charging plug-in electric vehicles.
Measures to support wildlife include bird and bat boxes, a bug hotel, a rain garden and hedgehog-friendly fencing.
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