millbrook cottage
garden project 

Location: England 

Value: £20K MEP 

Completion: TBC   

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Services provided  

• MEP design 

• energy strategy 

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The client's aim for this bijoux office in the garden of Millbrook Cottage is to be free from fossil fuels, entirely self-sufficient and off-grid. 

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using local sources, a micro-hydroelectric system will be installed, supported by a PV installation, to generate enough electricity to meet the small power and lighting needs, as well as the heating demand. 

 

a grey water reed filtration system will be installed to filter the wastewater from the wash-hand basin/sink and shower. a black water compost tank system will be installed to process and filter the waste from the toilet. rainwater will be collected via a rainfall pipe into a dedicated tank and pumped to serve the wash hand basin. 

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mstep has ensured that the client's low energy and sustainability objectives have been met.  

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Image credit: A Woodeson