Retrofit for the Future - The Birches, Crawley
Client: Wates Living Space
The Birches is a 1950's end of terrace property which has already undergone' Decent Homes' improvements.
Works such as window replacement and loft/cavity wall insulation have previously been carried out in a piecemeal fashion and have resulted in a property that is satisfactory for living in.
The house is built in a traditional cavity wall construction, with timber facias, plastic gutters and concrete roof tiles.
Heating is by a wet system from a boiler with a first floor water storage tank. As one of 9500 houses in the ownership of Crawley Homes and over 60,000 units in the New Town of Crawley, this exemplar building could pave the way for many future sustainability retrofits.
The retrofit package will consist of AEREOGEL insulated dry lining, top-up loft insulation, replacement triple glazed windows, insulated entrance door, whole-house heat recovery ventilation and a micro- CHP boiler replacement, supplemented by roof mounted photo-voltaic cells.
In addition, CFL replacement lighting is proposed to minimize electricity consumption, together with A++ rated appliances and advice to the tenants on how to minimize fuel consumption whilst maintaining adequate comfort conditions. Woodlands P.
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