The Energy of Science Vale UK - 26 May 2011. Energy and Buildings presentation by Tim Fenn (Green Factory), Ian Pritchett (Lime Technology), Phil Shadbolt (Zeta). More details at www.sciencevale.com

1. Energy and Buildings
Tim Fenn Ian Pritchett Phil Shadbolt
Managing Director Technical Director Managing Director
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2. Bicester Ecotown: Challenging Blueprint
Ecotown PPS
A minimum of 5,000 houses
Buildings Zero Carbon
Car Traffic reduced by 50%
Public Transport within 10 mins walk
Zero Waste; Waste as a Resource
40% Open Space
1 Job per Household
Closed Water Cycle
Local Food
Increase Biodiversity
Whole Bicester as Ecotown
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3. What planners normally want............
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4. What architects want and get awards for?
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5. What we get when house builders and developers finish
building.
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6. Renewable Energy
• Zero Carbon
• Energy from Waste
• Community Energy Centre
• Micro-energy generation
Water Management
• Recycled water
• Rainwater harvesting
• Green Roofs
• SUDS
• Water catchment management
Waste Management
• Zero Waste
• Education/Awareness
• Waste as Resource
• Materials from waste
Sustainable Construction
• Low Energy Building/Zero carbon
• Local Materials
• Climate Change Resilience
• Micro-energy generation
• Sustainable Building Training
Sustainable Transport
• 50% reduction in car travel
• Cycling/walking
• Public Transport
• Biofuels
• Electric Vehicles
Local Employment
• 1 Job per house
• Virtual Business Centres
• Entice Green Businesses
• Promote Green Economy
Healthy Lifestyles
• More Exercise
• Organic Food
• Access to Open Spaces
• Healthy Buildings
Bio-diversity
• Green roofs
• Community Gardens
• Social Forestry
Open spaces
• More Exercise
• Healthy Living
•Access Country-side
•Water Retention
Local Food
• Urban Agriculture
• Community Supported
Agriculture
• Community Orchards
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7. Understanding energy consumption

8. Building Energy Efficiency
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9. Building Energy Efficiency
What will be the value Bicester’s Eco-houses and
Commercial Buildings?
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500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
£peryear
Future Heating Energy Costs Ecotown vs other
Part L House 10% increase in heating cost per
year
Code 4 house 10% increase in heating cost per
year
ECO2H2O house in Ecotown 3% increse in
heating cost per year
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10. New Building Systems
Kirkland Frazer Moore

11. New building systems
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12. New building systems
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New Designs

14. Renewable Energy
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Solar evaluated tubes
Phase Change Material in solar energy storage
Solar pv & evaluated tubes

15. Retrofit: External insulation

16. Retrofit: Internal insulation

17. Performance testing

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Design
versus
“as built”
performance…..
Who’s responsibility?

19. If we fail?
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Huf House
• Failure to reach CO2 emission targets
• Climate change
• Fuel poverty
• Poor economic growthunemployment
• Disappointed home owners/tenants
• Legal claims
&
• Not just high performance German cars