Sarum House, Winchester

NuPlanet were appointed to provide a range of building compliance and performance services for this family home designed by John Pardey Architects.  

The house replaces an existing farmhouse and retains former barns to create a new pool house and holiday lets. The house has been built using sustainable methods of construction with a ‘fabric first’ approach to achieve close to zero-carbon emissions. 

An energy strategy was developed by our building performance team and low energy modelling and overheating studies undertaken to enhance the thermal comfort and energy efficiency and reduce the risk of overheating. 

The house has a full mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) system, ground source heat pump, photovoltaic array and battery storage system. A fresh-water borehole & filtration system provides serves the house with a full home automation system controlling lighting, shades and HVAC systems.