Solar Sollew 2021

Solar Sollew

Solar Sollew is a model example of how low-impact a home can be when all the elements of sustainable design are carefully considered and integrated together. With a 9.0 Star energy rating, the passive solar house combines multi-generational living with accessible house design.

Other features include:

• Food production with seedling-raising greenhouse
• Indigenous landscaping
• Water collection and reuse
• Earth tube cooling and greywater irrigation
• Phase-change thermal mass
• Low embodied energy construction materials
• Extensive environmental specification
• An environmental building control management system
• A healthy interior in which the family can live and grow

Designed and built by Positive Footprints

Jeremy and Chi talk about sustainable features of Solar Sollew with Chris Vanderstock – How to build an environmentally sustainable home | An interview with Positive Footprints

To read more about Solar Sollew: “High Achiever”, Sanctuary issue 30.

This house achieved a NatHERS rating of 9.0 stars using NatHERS accredited software.

Find out how the star ratings work on the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) website.