Timber Frame
The ECO2 home is built using timber frame and low-carbon bricks, meaning it has around 20% less embodied carbon than a typical masonry build.
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Cala at Hampton Lakes, Peterborough
Discover your dream home within our collection of 2 bedroom apartments, 3 & 4 bedroom houses surrounded by open parkland and lakes. 90% of homes are now reserved.
from
£292,950
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£494,950
Call or Register your details for more information
Opening Hours:
Our showhomes are open daily 10.30am-5pm
Up to £29,247 deposit contribution*
Cala at Hampton Lakes, Peterborough
Discover your dream home within our collection of 2 bedroom apartments, 3 & 4 bedroom houses surrounded by open parkland and lakes. 90% of homes are now reserved.
from
£292,950
—
£494,950
Call or Register your details for more information
Opening Hours:
Our showhomes are open daily 10.30am-5pm
Cala's first Net-Zero-Carbon enabled home
Our expertly-designed ECO2 Holme brings together a range of carbon and energy-saving technologies under one roof.
The ECO2 Holme has been built using modern methods of construction including timber frame and low-carbon bricks, and features triple glazing and enhanced insulation. The home has PV panels, a PV diverter to heat the water cylinder, an air source heat pump, battery storage, EV charging and smart lighting. There is an aerated shower to reduce water use, wastewater heat recovery, ground floor and first floor under floor heating, and a mechanical ventilation heat-recovery system to ensure air quality within the home meets the requirements of living in a thermally efficient home. Outside, biodiversity enhancing measures include bird and bat boxes, bug hotels, rain gardens, bat bricks, hedgehog highways, a dedicated vegetable patch, and home composting facilities, bringing Cala’s Urban Wildlife Strategy to life.
Our Sustainability Strategy
The ECO2 home is a one-off property (for now) bringing together tried and tested green technology from across our existing developments. It will be available to purchase from Spring 2024 and we hope it will create a blueprint for the roll-out of operationally net-zero-carbon enabled homes across Cala’s business by 2030, with monitoring and customer feedback allowing us to truly test this ‘role-model home’.
Gathering real-life, real-time feedback from the people living in the ECO2 home will help us to create a more detailed route map than ever before, as we work with our suppliers and workforce to scale-up the delivery of sustainable homes across the UK.
The home is one of many projects underway to help us reduce our environmental impact.
Find out more about our sustainability strategy
*Based on assumed energy costs and regulated energy use only (i.e. lights and heating, not day-to-day use of appliances).
This is a 4-bedroom home with a difference. Our expertly-designed ECO2 Home combines the light and spacious layout of our Holme housetype, with tried and tested technologies to help reduce your energy use.
Improved fabric
Thermal efficiency is rated excellent on this home, thanks to its timber frame structure, as well as triple glazing and enhanced insulation.
Gas-free heating
Heating in the ECO2 Home is powered by an Air Source Heat Pump; a highly efficient, low-carbon heating alternative and a more sustainable way to heat your home and hot water.
Solar power
Solar panels absorb daylight and convert it into electricity, which can be used to power appliances in the home.
Battery storage
Battery storage systems enable energy from renewables, like solar and wind, to be stored and then released when the power is needed most.
Ventilation
The fabric of your new Cala home is more airtight and energy efficient than ever before. A Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery System ensures your home is properly ventilated.
EV charging
An electric vehicle charger – or EV charger - is fitted to the outside of your home providing a power supply for charging plug-in electric vehicles.
Biodiversity
Measures to support wildlife include bird and bat boxes, a bug hotel, a rain garden and hedgehog-friendly fencing.
