Dorset Greener Homes 2022

23 Sep - 1 Oct 2022

Oak House Beaminster

Energy-saving improvements

  • Lighting systems and electrical appliances
    Lighting systems and electrical appliances
  • High spec heating
    High spec heating
  • Renewables: electricity
    Renewables: electricity
  • Water management
    Water management
  • Sustainable building materials
    Sustainable building materials
  • Recommended
    Recommended

Location

Oak House, Unnamed track
Beaminster
Dorset
DT8 3EN

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Opening times

Sun 2 Oct 10:00; 11:30; 14:00
Please book on Eventbrite - follow this link https://tinyurl.com/bddk837v and click 'Register'. Booking is free.

From Fleet Street turn right before the school towards Trefoil House (a converted church) and turn left before the cemetery along a narrow track. follow this 100 yards.


Sorry no children under eight. Parking on site.

This event has now finished.

Book ahead Please note: building site regulations apply. Please be on time for the tour.

 Oak House is an oak-framed property with ancillary outbuilding in 2+ acres

 

Architect: Theogreen Design Ltd

 

  •   'Home for life' accessible layout
  •   Low maintenance external envelope (Sherborne stone with larch cladding)
  •  Construction ongoing (building site regulations apply, completion 4Q22)

 

Sustainability

 

  • 3.6kW PV 'in roof' panels, southerly aspect
  •             'Solar iboost' heats domestic hot water
  •          Battery storage
  • EV charging facility
  • Southerly aspect maximises natural light o     LED low energy lighting
  • 14kW Air Source Heat Pump
  •               Underfloor heating
  •               Domestic hot water
  •        Towel radiators (kitchen & ensuites)
  • Airtight construction
  •           PIV units optimise internal ventilation
  • Highly insulated with double glazing throughout
  • 5000L rainwater harvesting tank (garden irrigation)
  •  All excavated material used for landscaping
  •  Wild-life friendly planting

Additional information

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Location

Oak House, Unnamed track
Beaminster
Dorset
DT8 3EN

View on map

Opening times

Sun 2 Oct 10:00; 11:30; 14:00
Please book on Eventbrite - follow this link https://tinyurl.com/bddk837v and click 'Register'. Booking is free.

From Fleet Street turn right before the school towards Trefoil House (a converted church) and turn left before the cemetery along a narrow track. follow this 100 yards.


Sorry no children under eight. Parking on site.

This event has now finished.

Book ahead Please note: building site regulations apply. Please be on time for the tour.

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