As part of our drive to become a net-zero business we’re piloting a gas-free, low carbon home in West Yorkshire.
delivered by infrared heating panels and intelligent hot water system, solar PV and battery storage solution
using voice control technology and a mobile phone app to automatically control heating, lighting, security, safety, and entertainment
learning and understanding homeowners’ behaviour and adapting to their daily routine
The three-bedroom detached Oxford Lifestyle home is enabled with Wondrwall Energy technology. It uses artificial intelligence and renewable energy to turn the house into a more sustainable, energy efficient home. It’s being lived in by a family of four who are helping us understand how the technology could impact potential future Redrow homeowners. This commitment to meeting the communities’ needs meant the planning application passed without a single objection. Over the course of seven years, we have transformed the site into an asset to the local area. With the military being Wiltshire’s biggest employer, Wilton Hill provides a much-needed facility for some of the county’s estimated 56,000 service veterans to live and adapt to civilian life.
We are monitoring both the Wondrwall enabled home and the control house next door for a period of 12 months to cover all the seasons. Quantitative data is being collected on the overall energy efficiency of the Wondrwall home to evaluate its carbon footprint and assess the viability of us offering the technology to future Redrow home buyers. We are conducting regular interviews with the homeowners throughout the study to collect qualitative data and feedback about what it’s like to live in their home.
In the eight months to October 2022, CO2 emissions were 83% lower for the Wondrwall trial home, compared to the control house. Between March and October 2022, the Wondrwall enabled home used net 1377 KWH of energy, generating net CO2 emissions of 169 KG in total. In comparison, our standard home next door used almost four times the amount of energy (5362 KWH) and emitted almost six times more carbon (992 KG). Energy bills for the Wondrwall home were also around 45% lower than the standard home, due to solar generation, use of imported electricity on an off-peak tariff and solar export revenue.
