Introduction
Hello and welcome to the Leeds Ecohomes evening class, supported by Leeds Permaculture Network and the Workers' Educational Association.
Over the next seven weeks we'll look at a number of approaches to low energy buildings - both new build and refurbishment - and you will have the opportunity to see a number of case studies.
Over the next seven weeks we'll look at a number of approaches to low energy buildings - both new build and refurbishment - and you will have the opportunity to see a number of case studies.
Denby Dale Passivhaus
Below is a short video introducing the passivhaus philosophy as it was applied to a new-build house in Denby Dale, West Yorkshire. Throughout the course, we'll revisit this project to explore the technical details.
Lilac
Lilac stands for Low Impact Living Affordable Community. It's a cohousing neighbourhood and Mutual Home Ownership Society. It is built using a prefabricated strawbale panel system called Modcell.
Project film
Here is a short film about the project that was made before construction began:
Project film
Here is a short film about the project that was made before construction began:
LILAC Cohousing Documentary from LILAC on Vimeo.
Construction slide show
The slideshow below follows the build process at Lilac and points out some of the aspects of how it was built. It's not a definitive guide by any means!
The slideshow below follows the build process at Lilac and points out some of the aspects of how it was built. It's not a definitive guide by any means!
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