Chester Long Court

Chester Long Court

Chester Long Court delivers 26 high quality, affordable, healthy, low energy homes. Utilising a monolithic clay block construction with high performance render and wet plaster gives a mineral wall build-up which is hygroscopic, helping regulate internal humidity.
Passivhaus means the scheme has consistent and comfortable indoor temperatures and air quality. Heating bills are dramatically reduced helping lift tenants out of fuel poverty. The scheme has been designed to mitigate predicted future climate change using Exeter Universityโ€™s Prometheus weather data.
These flats provide exemplar healthy living conditions using Building Biology principles featuring: non-toxic materials and surfaces; excellent air quality; high levels of thermal comfort and daylight; and wiring design to minimise electromagnetic radiation.

Category:
NEW BUILD

Result:
2019/20 RUNNER-UP

KEY FACTS

Project location: Exeter

Completion date: November 2018

Building size: 1840m2

Construction cost: ยฃ3.5m

Construction type: Masonry

Building use: Residential

Building standards: Passivhaus certified, Building Biology, Lifetime Homes

PROJECT TEAM

Architect/designer: Gale and Snowden

Client: Exeter City Council

Contractors: CG Fry

Consultant: Randall Simmonds LLP,ย 

Jenkins Hansford Partnership, Structurehaus

MATERIALS

Clay blocks (Porotherm, Wienerberger)

Mineral paints (Optil, Keim Paints)

Aluminium clad timber triple glazed windows (Rationel)

FSC certified timber and zinc standing seam roof (Rheinzink)

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