Commercial Case Studies

Ecos Homes

Solar for CSH4 Location: Stawell, Somersett

Date: September 2009

Catogory: New build housing

Overview:

The Old Apple Store is a pioneering five property development by house builder Ecos Homes; the first Level 5 Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) commercial project in the UK.

The three terraced and two detached properties have been built to a high specification, with particular emphasis on reducing the environmental impact of the properties’ life
cycle. Southern Solar worked with the developers to design and install solar electric and solar hot water systems for all five properties. Wood pellet stoves and state of the art building materials mean that these houses will provide healthy living spaces with low electricity and heating bills for years to come.

Penzance House

Large scale solar hot water Location: London

Date: July 2009

Catagory: Social housing

Overview

Southern Solar was approached by housing developer Wates Living Space to design, supply and install solar hot water systems for a new high rise development in central London. The project for London and Quadrant Housing had to meet the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) Level 3. The building comprised of 75 flats in blocks of up to six stories. In order to meet CSH Level 3 the solar hot water system only needed to provide hot water to 60 of the flats, reducing CO2 levels by 10%.