Technicians assembling precision engineered timber frame components in a workshop for Passivhaus construction.

Location

Solihull

Client

Solihull Community Housing

Delivered By

Beattie Passive

Units

Block of 6 flats

Wall U value

0.099 W/m²k

Roof U value

0.1 W/m²k

Perimeter Floor U value

0.43 W/m²k

Airtightness

0.93 3/hm²@50pa

Beattie Passive delivered this retrofit for social housing in the Midlands, using its patented TCosy™ deep retrofit solution. It provides a fast, low cost and highly replicable solution for a wide range of buildings. The TCosy™ can reduce energy demand by up to 90%. Furthermore, retrofitting creates a healthier environment and it can be completed while residents remain in their home.

The project partners

Beattie Passive – inventors of the patented TCosy™ Retrofit build system. Designed, manufactured and delivered the retrofit.

Encraft – energy consultants and Passivhaus designers, who were the innovative lead partner.

Coventry University – for tenant involvement and assessment.

Solihull Community Housing – a subsidiary of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, who own the block of 6 flats.

Resident Feedback

“It has made an incredible difference. I have only had to switch my heating on twice so far since the work was completed a few months ago. Even today (29/11/16) which is really cold (less than 5C) I haven’t had to put the heating on. I budget for my energy costs and usually put £10 credit on each time. This is now lasting a lot longer than it was before we had the work done and I am even building up credit on my account”. Miss Freeman
“We are very pleased with the work that has been done. We’ve noticed that there are no draughts around the windows anymore and our whole flat feels much warmer. We certainly don’t put our heating on as often as we did before the work was done. The MVHR system has made a real difference to the quality of the air, especially the boost button which gets rid of stale air ever so quickly, especially after smoking.” Mr & Mrs Dooley
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Retrofit for Social Housing
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Retrofit for Social Housing

We’ve enjoyed working with Beattie Passive on the Retrofit project at Grandys Croft in Solihull and seen with great interest the impressive transformation of these six flats. Throughout the project, Beattie Passive’s Site Manager, Steve, was on site to liaise with the residents who were able to remain in their homes for the duration of the construction process. This type of project is central to our commitment of providing improved thermal and energy performance for the homes in our community.

Mark Pinnell Head of Asset Management at Solihull Community Housing

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