SO U TH LO ND ON S C HE ME DE LIV E RS
BETTER HEALTH FOR RESIDENTS A sensitive development of social housing in Lambeth combines three new passive houses with six low energy flats delicately constructed inside an old Victorian terrace — and with the emphasis on good indoor air quality, residents are already reporting improvements in health & well-being since moving from their old accommodation.
by Kate de Selincourt
Buildings: Three new four-bedroom terraced passive houses & six low energy flats retrofitted into a Victorian terrace
£99
Standard: Certified passive new build & low energy fabric-first retrofit
(new build) &
Location: Akerman Road, Lambeth, London
£78 - £200
Total budget: £2m
(retrofit)
per year for space heating only.
Completed: December 2016 Build method: Timber frame new build / deep retrofit with internal insulation to Victorian terrace.
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