Would you like to be the proud owner of a sustainable home designed and built in Britain? Then look no further than Cub Homes, who are currently exhibiting at this year’s Grand Designs Live in London.
These modular homes, available with 1, 3 or 5 bedrooms, have been designed to easily reach Level 5 of the British Government’s Code for Sustainable Homes, with Cub calling them ‘a solution to carbon neutral living.’
By creating an extremely airtight and well insulated design, the homes keep heat loss to a minimum, and if implemented with solar paneling, fuel bills could be as little as £56 ($82) a year. The homes are so eco-friendly they even qualify for local government grant schemes. The basic model costs £88,000 ($129,000) with the 5 bedroom, fully equipped solar model costing £260,000 ($381,000).
The striking design is clutter free, with no drainpipes or guttering to distract from its graffiti-resistant, glossy white surface. Full plans and pricing are available on the Cub website, and despite not selling a single unit to date, they have ambitious plans, stating:
Cub CAN make a difference in the housing market and deliver beautiful quality homes in record time, that adhere to set Codes for sustainability.
And with British Government targets stating all new-build homes should be carbon-neutral by 2016, Cub Homes, with their modern design and admirable eco credentials, are in a good position to capitalise on this.