The South West Mill Meadow holiday home project comprises of 18 Scandinavian type 2 storey homes, on the edge of an area of outstanding natural beauty. The project has been developed with a significant level of sustainability; setting the benchmark for high quality eco-tourism with a low carbon, low energy footprint. The project aspires to become carbon neutral and has achieved full BRE Eco Homes certification to excellent standard. The project combines heat pump technology and a green utility tariff, a high level of wall/roof thermal insulation, triple glazed windows, low energy lighting and "A" graded energy efficient appliances, giving Mill Meadow the potential to save the equivalent of 131 tonnes of CO2 each year. View the video

T1002, Sustainable Low Carbon Buildings in a Low Carbon Economy
T1007, State of the Art Heat Pump Applications in Low Carbon Buildings
Photographs reproduced by courtesy of the Mill Meadow Project and Ice Energy Limited.
BFC was project consultant to Mill Meadow, currently the project has the following awards.