Following the success of the first phase of this community led project in autumn 2008, funding was secured for a second phase - the addition of a multi-use hall. A bespoke glu-lam timber portal frame free spans the width of the hall into which the straw and wool filled pre-fabricated ecofab modules are fixed. The building has a sedum roof, green oak cladding, and triple glazed high level windows some of which are motorised allowing controlled ventilation and day lighting. 

The completed building envelope scored a very low air leakage rate of 1.7m3/m2/hr @ 50 Pascals, achieved through expert attention to design detail and careful control of factory and site construction. 

Awards

    - Winner of RICS SW Sustainability 07

    - Green Apple Award 2011 - Bronze

    - Wessex Water Watermark Award

    - Eco Building of the Year - Highly commended; Michelmores/WMN 2008