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Chilterns Oak House, an off-grid passive eco-home.
The dream of a home with no running costs, no energy from the grid but instead generating energy profit may seem to of reach to most, but at Samuel Kendall Associates this is a dream we have realised many times through careful passive solar design, innovative renewable energy systems and a holistic understanding of what makes sustainable architecture.
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Achieving a sustainable home is no simple task, pairing renewable energy systems with a well orientated, efficiently organised and well-insulated home will not ensure your home is sustainable, how much energy was used in that concrete slab or those blockwork walls? To make a sustainable home you must use sustainable materials.
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A carbon positive barn conversion, insulated by hempcrete harvested from the surrounding fields.
A dramatically transformative barn conversion, featuring recycled newspaper insulation.
A family home built from materials and elements harvested from the surrounding area.
A courtyard barn conversion, retaining existing timber structures & minimizing new materials.
The 21st century presents us with the fact that the building industry is responsible for 39% of global carbon dioxide emissions. An immediate sustainable solution is to stop building new buildings with virgin materials & instead focus on restoring, upgrading & reclaiming the existing buildings and materials we already have.
At Samuel Kendall we have spent over two decades practising a pragmatic approach to eco-friendly building, lowering both the environmental and financial cost of architecture. We believe through following these ideas architecture can play its part in creating a sustainable future.
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