Anglers, Tytherleigh
Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump Sustainable Materials Open by Appointment all year round
New-Build using locally sourced sustainable material; heat pump, airtight with demand control ventilation.
Shire End West, Lyme Regis
Low Cost Improvements Sustainable Materials Lifestyle Changes Retrofit
A Victorian Listed building extensively eco- retrofitted with sustainable materials.
Amity, Lyme Regis
Sustainable Materials Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump Open by Appointment all year round
Well insulated 2008 house with AS heat pump, solar panels on West facing .roof; 100% renewable electrical supplier; car charging point.
Watercleaves, Bridport
Low Cost Improvements Sustainable Materials Solar PV with Battery Open by Appointment all year round
At Watercleaves, a former nursery school, John and Debbie have used ingenuity and imagination to create low cost solutions for double glazing, solar panels, batteries and rainwater harvesting.
Sailcloth House, Bridport
Sustainable Materials Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump Open by Appointment all year round
Near Passive-house with timber frame. Air-tight building with made of structurally insulated panels, filled with wood fibre insulation. Air Source Heat pump. 14 PV panels and a battery to store excess electricity. Triple glazed windows., MVHR ventilation..
17 St Martinsfield, Martinstown
Low Cost Improvements Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round
1950's brick built ex-council house with cavity wall insulation, high spec windows, solar panels, battery, air source heat pump, organic garden of vegetables and flower, wild flower meadow and 7 water butts. Recycled materials in conservatory and porch and built-in cupboards
The Barn, Charlton Down
Heat Pump Sustainable Materials Lifestyle Changes Open by Appointment all year round
A highly insulated converted barn, the build included repurposing materials onsite. It boasts passivhaus triple glazing, Mechanical ventilation and Heat Recovery. Also Underfloor Heating from a ground source heat pump.
Solar PV House, Weymouth
Solar PV with Battery Retrofit Sustainable Materials
Solar PV House is a conversion of a mid-terraced Victorian home, and the addition of a full width loft conversion and a three story extension at the back, clad in metal with flexible PV panels, From EPC: F to EPC: A
Weymouth Passivhaus
One of the only homes in Dorset built and certified to Passivhaus standard. The house is so well insulated that the heating is almost never turned on. The owner was the architect for the project.
Hawkers Farm, Stour Provost
Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round
The use of traditional and renewable materials and ensuring that the 500 year old building would be as energy efficient as possible were the principles behind the restoration.
Farndreg Swanage
Low Cost Improvements Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Open by Appointment all year round
This 1970's bungalow has had extensive insulation to improve the house, solar panels and an air source heat pump. They have also done a lot in the garden to encourage nature.