Green proposals would include ...

* a 'living roof' consisting of a sedum roof covering to blend in with the surrounding trees and hedges
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Oct 2008, 17:04 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 17:50 BST

* a curved roof designed to operate via solar energy during the winter

* a super-insulated building fabric to reduce heating demand

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* a small biomass woodchip boiler which would provide hot water to heat an underfloor heating system. The system would only be needed in the winter

* a high degree of thermal mass in the floor and internal walls. The floor would be an insulated concrete slab incorporating an underfloor heating matrix

* passive solar hot water collectors on the south edge of the roof which would be part of the roof design

* ten metres square of photovoltaic solar panels to generate electrical energy to charge 12-volt batteries needed for Greenpower's electric cars.

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