Inland Revenue Offices, Castle Meadow, Nottingham
The buildings favour natural daylight over electric lighting, and
incorporate slatted balconies, back reflecting light shelves, and
triple-glazed windows. The most notable feature is perhaps the glass
stair towers which act as ‘solar chimneys’, and provide natural
ventilation and heating. The building is connected to the Nottingham
District Heating Scheme.
The Autonomous House, Southwell
An architect designed house in a Conservation Area which maximises the use of high thermal mass and passive solar design. It needs no dedicated heating system, but benefits from a photovoltaic array in the garden.
Contact: See Hockerton Housing Project in the Extended Case Studies section
York Drive, Newark (NCHA)
A housing scheme built to meet a brief that required heating bills of
less than £1 per week. High levels of insulation were combined with
high efficiency heating systems and solar panels.
Contact: Energy and Environmental Services Co-ordinator
Tel: 0115 844 3008
www.ncha.org.uk
