Dorset Greener Homes 2022

23 Sep - 1 Oct 2022

Field View, Martinstown

Energy-saving improvements

  • 'Big' insulation works
    'Big' insulation works
  • Glazing
    Glazing
  • Lighting systems and electrical appliances
    Lighting systems and electrical appliances
  • High spec heating
    High spec heating
  • Renewables: heat
    Renewables: heat
  • Renewables: electricity
    Renewables: electricity
  • Water management
    Water management
  • Sustainable building materials
    Sustainable building materials
  • Lifestyle change
    Lifestyle change
  • Recommended
    Recommended

Location

Field View, Dorchester Road
Martinstown
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 9JQ

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Opening times

Sunday 2nd October 11:30, 1:00, 2:30
Saturday 8th October 11:30, 1:00, 2:30

This event has now finished.

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This is a 2021 timber frame house built to mdern building regulations. The house contains cavity wall insulation with high spec double glazing. An LG air source heat pump provides underfloor heating on the ground level, radiators on the first floor and hot water throughout. There is no gas to the premises at all. LED lights are installed throughout the house. The house is equipped with a 7KW car charging point ready for whyen we switch to an electric car.

Whilst building the house we added 14 solar panels (4.5 KW) on the roof and an 8.2 KW Lithium ion battery stored in the garage. We also added three air conditioning units to the lounge, dining room and master bedroom. In the winter these can be used as high efficiency heaters to save heating the whole house. A reverse osmosis water filtration provides high quality drinking water. We use Octopus energy as our energy provider who pay us back when we export electricity to the grid. This happens most days during the summer.

 

 

 

Location

Field View, Dorchester Road
Martinstown
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 9JQ

View on map

Opening times

Sunday 2nd October 11:30, 1:00, 2:30
Saturday 8th October 11:30, 1:00, 2:30

This event has now finished.

Other

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