Wellspring Homes – New Build Park Home – IndiNature – Natural fibre construction insulation

Case Study: High performance build

Location

Wales.

Project Summary

This is a high performing family home designed to be a part of a One Planet Development site using low impact principles. Constructed in two halves, the design is classed as a caravan and meets the BS:3632 for park homes. Designed by MWD Architects and built by Wellspring Construction.

Insulated with IndiTherm insulation between studs with the addition of a rigid woodfibre insulation board on the exterior (note IndiNature now also make a rigid insulation board).

One Planet Development, also known as OPD is a forward-thinking planning policy that provides a genuinely affordable and sustainable way for people to live and work on their own land, bringing social, economic and environmental benefits. It was adopted by the Welsh government in 2011 as part of its One Wales: One Planet scheme. One Planet Development is quantified by ecological footprinting, which reveals how much of the Earth’s resources people are consuming. When households reduce their own ecological footprints this helps their country reduce its overall footprint.