Oxford Ecohouse
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Oxford Ecohouse is a house in Oxford designed to maximise energy efficiency. It is equipped with the first photovoltaic cell roof installed in Britain (in 1995).
Situated in a suburban street in North Oxford, it was designed by Susan Roaf, a professor at Oxford Brookes University.
A six bedroom family home, it produces only 130 kg CO2/annum per metre square, in contrast to comparable UK houses that produce 5000 kg CO2/annum m2.
It has 4 kW peak of photovoltaic output, 5m2 of solar hot water panels and additional heating from a passive solar sun space.
It was designed using low energy construction techniques, high thermal mass and a wood burning stove to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by over 95%.
The house has featured in a number of architecture books and is used as a research source in sustainable design.
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[edit] Further reading
- Sue Roaf, Manuel Fuentes, Stephanie Thomas - Ecohouse 2 (Architectural Press, 2003) ISBN 0-7506-5734-0
[edit] External links
www.oxfordsolar.energyprojects.net
