27.11.12
The construction of a house using waste materials - the Waste House project - has started today. The aim of the project is to show how low-carbon homes can be built cheaply and quickly using waste including surplus material from building sites – the construction industry discards 20 per cent of everything it uses, the equivalent of scrapping one in five houses built. Old toothbrushes, discarded video tapes and Christmas decorations are among the "rubbish" being tested for suitability to help rebuild TV designer and presenter Kevin McCloud's famous House that Kevin Built.
The project will demonstrate the process of building and once complete the house will be one of the first A* energy-efficient rated buildings in the UK. Students from the School of Environment and Technology led by Dr. Kenneth Ip will monitor the indoor environmental quality, fabric thermal performance and site generation of renewable energy.
