Boushra Bakali aged 36 and her three children Mouad, 16, Siriyn, 11, and Othman, 5 moved into 100 Princedale Road on 28 February 2011.
Look out for updates on how they’re finding living in their unconventional home here soon.
For press enquiries please contact Hannah Thompson: T: 020 8354 5665 or E: green@octaviahousing.org.uk
We are the UK’s 1st certified Passivhaus retrofit!
Social landlord Octavia Housing’s Victorian Passivhaus has been crowned the first certified Passivhaus retrofit in the UK, cutting CO2 emmissions by 83% and saving tenants £910 per year in fuel bills.
Posted by admin on March 2nd, 2011
Shortlisted for Sustain award
Octavia Housing’s low energy retrofit of a Victorian property to Passivhaus standards has been shortlisted in the Refurbishment catergory of the Sustain Magazine Awards 2011.
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Posted by admin on February 14th, 2011
A silver from SHIFT
Octavia Housing have been awarded a silver ranking following a public audit from SHIFT (Sustainable Homes Index for Tomorrow), the body which focuses on improving sustainability in the social housing sector.
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Posted by admin on February 14th, 2011
Octavia joins SHIFT
Octavia Housing has become a member of SHIFT (Sustainable Homes Index For Tomorrow). SHIFT is an award-winning benchmarking and best practice group which provides an assessment of housing organisations’ sustainability performance and recommendations on how to improve. SHIFT was developed by Sustainable Homes in partnership with the Tenants Services Authority, WWF, Bank of Scotland Corporate and the UK Green Building Council. For more information please visit the SHIFT website.
Posted by admin on January 10th, 2011
Home confirmed as Housing Forum Demonstration project
Our Victorian Passivhaus has recently been confirmed as a Housing Forum Demonstration Project.
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Posted by admin on December 6th, 2010
Over 80 visitors to completed Passivhaus!
Thank you to everyone who visited our completed Passivhaus recently for talks and a tour of the home - you can access the presentation slides and images here.
Posted by admin on November 22nd, 2010
Visit our completed Passivhaus!
The build process has not been without its challenges, but following some unforeseen delays the home is now on track to be completed by the 18 November.
We would love you to come and visit 100 Princedale Road, Holland Park on the afternoon of Thursday 18 November between 2pm and 6pm for tours of the finished home and talks on the costs, carbon savings and more from the project team.
RSVP to green@octaviahousing.org.uk to reserve your place and be sent more details.
Posted by admin on November 5th, 2010
DECC youth panel visit
The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Youth Advisory Panel recently paid a visit to 100 Princedale Road to find out how we are reducing the carbon emissions of an older home, as part of their work to help the government find a ‘pathway to 2050.’
Posted by admin on October 18th, 2010
Build update
Works are proceeding well and the super insulation, thermal roof panels, air source heat pump and ventilation system have been installed.
A preliminary air tightness test has been carried out showing that the air changes per hour were significantly below the Passivhaus target figure and would enable the building to hopefully achieve accreditation on this criterion.
Following further consultation with Octavia’s Housing Management department, who deal with allocating properties to tenants, the kitchen has been moved to the basement with the resulting loss of one bed space - the updated building plans will be available on this site soon.
The workshop for the manufacture of the new windows is up and running and the new windows will be installed shortly.
Due to unforeseen delays the estimated completion date on site is now mid November. An event will be held on completion to give people the chance to see the house in its finished state, experience the ventilation system running and find out more information about the costs, carbon savings, build process and much more. If you are interested in coming along please email green@octaviahousing.org.uk.
Posted by admin on October 18th, 2010
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