Ref
| House name
| Type
| Date | Insulation | Lights/ appliances | Microgen | Heating | Passive solar | Materials | V | | |
| 1 | Renovated 1980's developer home | Mid terr | 1982
| cavity and loft
| compact fluorescents, plus appliances
| | solar thermal
| Y through south facing conservatory
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| 2 | Grove House 18th Century listed villa
| det'd
| 1780 - 1832
| super insulated loft, exterior wall insulation
| Mostly low energy lighting, Electric induction hobs for cooking, rainwater harvesting
| | Wood pellet boiler system; under-floor heating; heat recovery units
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| 3 | Radcliffe re ECO HOUSE | semi- det'd | 1927
| super insulated loft, exterior solid wall
| | solar hot water and solar PV
| solar thermal and passive solar
| Y through solar facade
| Some recycled materials used | | | |
| 4 | Extensively renovated 1890s Oxford semi
| terr | 1890s | Thermal Sempatap on terrace end wall
| Y
| | Condensing boiler; wood burning stove | | | | | |
| 5 | Lower Watts House | det'd | 1992 | highly insulated, thick insulation in floor, triple galzed windows, Built to AECB Silver/ Passivhaus Standard | | | Gas condensing boiler; mechanical ventilation & heat recovery unit | Yes | | | | |
| 6 | Church Cottages, Wootton | det'd
| 1800s
| Reed board insulation | A-rated energy efficient appliences & a water-saving loo | | Wood Pellet boiler
| | Hemp/ recycled cotton insulation; oak floors from sustainably managed forests, Lime screed floor
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| 7 | Mid-Victorian end-terrace house | semi- det'd | Mid 1860s | Cavity wall plus solid wall interior insulation | | Solar thermal, water source heat pump
| Solar thermal & heat pump for both space and water heating; under-floor heating | Yes, passage way glazed to create sun trap | | | | |
| 8 | Fully renovated 18th century cottage | det'd | pre 1800
| Lots of insulation - walls and ground floor | | Solar thermal | Integrated heating system incorporating solar thermal panels, a highly efficient wood burning stove and underfloor heating | | Extension built using oak windfall, the frame of which was filled with insulating panels of hemp mixed with lime; floor made of four layers including recycled foamed glass blocks; used hemp from abroad
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| 9 | Holyoake Road | Terr | 1900 - 1930
| Floor, loft and interior solid wall insulation | Mostly | | Efficient gas condensing boiler | | Natural paints and wood oils | | | |
| 10 | Eco- extended 1920 brick-built semi _ Havelock rd | Semi det'd | 1920 | Cavity wall, loft and interior solid wall insulation
| Fridge, dishwasher - kitchen fitted with low energy appliances | Planned
| Front room heater only by woodburner; new condensing gas boiler feeds radiators in bedrooms etc; underfloor heating in kitchen/dining area | Y, loft conversion designed to maximise this
| External office built using reclaimed materials; eco-paints used throughout house | | | |
| 11 | Egerton Rd | Semi- det'd | 1937 | | | | Gas central heating - planning to upgrade to high efficiency boiler; wood burning stove in living room | | | | | |
| 12 | Jack Straw's Lane | det'd | 1954 | cavity wall and loft
| mostly | solar hot water and PV
| gas condensing boiler
| Y | | | | |
| 13 | Wantage House | semi det'd
| 1960s
| cavity wall & loft | mostly | solar hot water
| Gas and multi burning stove | | | | | |
| 14 | St Leonards Rd | semi det'd
| 1958 | cavity wall & loft | mostly
| solar hot water
| gas condensing boiler, some underfloor heating from solar thermal | | sustainable timber, fleece, rain water harvesting
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| 15 | 60 Cranham St | terr | 1930s | lift, internal and external solid wall
| mostly | solar hot water, wolar PV
| Gas boiler provides underfloor heat | | | | | |
| 16 | 1970s Flat | flat | 1970 | cavity wall
| mostly, plus have sun tube
| | | | Sustainable materials eg cork, bamboo | | | |
| 17 | Magdalen Rd - 1890 Oxford Semi | semi det'd
| 1890 | | | | Gas condensing modulating boiler. 2 wood burning stoves, | Passive stack ventilation | | | | |
| 18 | 1930s Terraced House | Terr | 1936 | loft, solid interior and exterior
| mostly | | small gas condensing boiler
| | Useof reclaimed materials, grey water re-use | | | |
| 19 | Minster Road
| Semi det'd | 1937 | solid interior wall | mostly | | Gas, condensing boiler plus woodburning stove | | | | | |
| 20 | Marchwood | Link det'd | 1968 | loft and internal | LED experiments | | GSHP to DIY underfloor and ground loop | | Recycled oil tank for rain water | V | | |
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| 40 | Hill Cottage | det'd | 1940
| sheeps wool
| yes | solar hot water
| Wood burning Stove | yes | sheeps wool
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| 41 | Nut Tree Farm | det'd | 1700
| yes | | solar hot water with thermal store
| Wood stoves and wood burning cooker | yes | some eco paints | | | |
| 42 | Land's End Farm House | semi- det'd | 1700- 1800 | loft insulation | yes | solar hot water and solar PV | Wood boiler and wood stove | | Bamboo floor, eco paints, recycled glass | | | |
| 43 | Daisy Farm | det'd | new | plenty | yes | solar hot water
| Wood stove | yes | all kinds
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| 44 | Chilkwell Street | det'd | new self build
| loft, floors, wall
| yes | | Wood stove with heat recovery system | | Living sedum roof | | | |
| 45 | Ashwell Lane | | 1970s | cavity, high spec rockwool
| | solar hot water
| wood fire
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| 46 | Old Wells Road | det'd | | yes | yes | solar PV
| wood stove
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| 47 | Sellwood Road
| end terr | 1950s | yes | | DIY solar hot water | Wood burner with back boiler | | | | | |
| 48 | Plot 23 | | new build
| loft | mostly | | heat recovery | | materials from sustainable sources | | | 4950 |
| 49 | Avalon Permaculture Gardens | | new self build
| loft | | solar hot water and PV
| Wood burning stove with back boiler for water and under floor heating | | Virtually all natural materials used | | | |
| 50 | Brook Farm | | new build
| sheeps wool
| mostly | solar hot water, wind turbine, water wheel
| Wood burner | | straw and recycled materials
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| 51 | Ecocabin | | new build prototype | Natural hemp insulation | | | wood stove
| | European wood, natural paints | | | |
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