Welcome to the Low Energy Building Database, a repository of low-energy building information created to help inform the planning and development of low energy new build and refurbishment
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About the LEB
During 2009-2010, the Technology Strategy Board implemented a £17m programme known as Retrofit for the Future (RfF), to kick-start the retrofitting of the UK's social housing stock. AECB – the sustainable building association was asked to develop appropriate energy performance targets for the competition and provide ongoing support and guidance. The AECB and the TSB have developed this database as an education and dissemination tool, incorporating both the RfF projects as well as new and refurbished domestic and non-domestic low energy buildings. Find out more about the LEB
Home energy use check
The AECB Home Energy Check helps you to see how your existing home energy use compares against retrofitted energy efficient properties entered in the AECB Low Energy Buildings database.You will only need basic information about the size of your home and the amount of fuel(s) your home uses over a twelve-month period. See how your property compares
Charts
Charts of Energy use and CO2 emissions and Airtightness compiled from aggregate data of all LEB projects. read more
LEB Technical reference
This section of the website aims to explain some of the issues surrounding Low energy building projects whether they are refurbishment or new-build projects . Energy performance ...read more
LEB News
Low Carbon Domestic Retrofit Guides
Low Carbon Domestic Retrofit Guides : The Institute for Sustainability produced a set of guides based on the experiences of the Retrofit for the Future programme. They detail the business opportunities that retrofit offers, and provide practical and commercially focused … Continue readingRetrofit for the future
The Retrofit for the Future competition catalysed the retrofit of over 100 homes across the UK, with an ambition of achieving an 80% reduction in the in-use CO2 emissions of each property. Coordinated by the Technology Strategy Board , the … Continue readingLow Energy Buildings is re-launched
Welcome to the new and improved Low Energy Buildings website. This site contains information about energy efficient building projects in the United Kingdom, both refurbishment and new-build projects. The site aims to provide information about techniques, strategies and materials involved … Continue reading
1970s Lancaster retrofit
Retrofit of 1970s semi-detached house using IWI. Designed, built and certified to the AECB Retrofit Standard - Level 2.
Old Holloway
A seductively simple self-build utilising an innovative pre-fabricated straw-bale/ timber construction. Perservering through a 4 year planning process, the single storey detached home sits snuggly within its rural surroundings.The proposal creates an informal courtyard utilising the existing huts on site and the dwelling an arrangement that is typical for the local area. The scale and massing of the simple single-storey detached dwelling, with pitched roof and south facing verandah, is sympathetic to local vernacular architecture.
Lancaster Cohousing Project
Lancaster Cohousing Project is a certified Passivhaus / Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 (carbon neutral) and Life Time Homes, affordable community housing project. This groundbreaking exemplary (car free) owner occupied eco housing project has evolved through a participatory design process with the 41 individual householders and EcoArc Architects.The aim was to design a neighbourhood based upon Passivhaus / ecological values, where it is very easy to live a low carbon, sustainable lifestyle.
Clapham Retrofit
This 4-storey semi-detached Grade II listed Victorian townhouse has been eco-retrofitted to a high standard of airtightness and thermal performance. The 170-year old, solid brick building has been internally retrofitted with over 9 types of insulation material, each a bespoke solution to localised performance requirements respecting the historic significance of the existing fabric. The existing sash windows and doors have been upgraded through the installation of double-glazed secondary glazing. High performance insulation materials together with careful airtightness and thermal bridge detailing have resulted in a historic building that is both highly energy efficient and more comfortable to live in.
Wilkinson Primary School
WINNER of the UK Passivhaus Awards 2015 - Wilkinson Primary School is a 2nd generation Passivhaus primary school designed by Architype. Taking the brief beyond the necessary requirements, Architype addressed the schools future needs as a 21st century learning environment, introducing a number of innovations to improve the performance and sustainabilityof the building.
