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ECO-VILLAGE
Key Features
VISITOR ACCOMMODATION
- The concept is for a peaceful, comfortable community of 20 lodges in a woodland setting
- Cameron Connection will provide 100% carbon free, all year round, high quality holiday accommodation in 3 and 4 bedroom eco-lodges, accommodating groups from 2 to 12 persons
- On-site facilities will include communal picnic and BBQ area, laundry, hot tub and saunas
- There will be ready access to the farm shop, country store, post office and café/restaurant at the visitor destination building
- Visitors will walk into the site and have direct access from the site to country walks and bird watching
- Ecological design of the lodges will minimise energy consumption, waste and pollution
- The all- timber construction will effectively capture CO2 within the material
- Thick timber framed walls will incorporate extra high levels of insulation – including sheep’s wool
- Minimising the use of concrete and cement and the use of locally grown timber wherever possible should ensure the lowest possible lifetime CO2 emissions per square foot of any non-domestic building in NE Fife at the present time
- Larch or screw pile foundations are being explored to obviate the need for concrete and minimise disturbance to ground and surrounding trees
- Triple glazed timber windows with low-emissivity glass and argon filled cavities will reduce heat losses
- Prefabricated SIPS insulated panel construction will significantly reduce site construction time and impacts - building shells can be erected at the rate of around 1 unit per day
- Green roofs planted with wild meadow grasses and flowers will reduce visual impact, help the lodges blend into their surroundings, assist in surface water drainage, reduce maintenance and create a new habitat for birds and insects
- Linking and clustering the eco-lodges reduces ground coverage and visual impact, enhances thermal performance and microclimate and encourages a sense of place and community
- Drainage will comprise a greywater re-cycling pond with reedbed filtration system
- On site bio-mass and CHP fuelled district heating will supply all heating and hot water, electricity with a solar water heating supplement
- Breathable construction with ‘whole-house’ ventilation to recycle warm air, reduce condensation and enhance comfort
- Low toxic emission finishes, coatings and furnishings, and low water-use fittings will be used throughout
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