The research project behind BEPIT
Bioregional led a four year, £1.3 m action research project into the performance gap for new homes using the first part of A2Dominion’s Elmsbrook development at NW Bicester as a living laboratory. We provided a dedicated, on-site research engineer.
We carried out the research in partnership with housing provider and developer A2Dominion, Wilmott Dixon Energy Services, Loughborough University’s School of Civil and Building Engineering, PRP Architects and development and construction consultants Silver. The project was funded by Innovate UK, the government’s innovation agency.
The BEPIT project analysed design, procurement and construction processes for energy-efficient new homes in great detail . Using process mapping, monitoring and testing, we gained an in-depth, all round understanding of how new homes are built in the real world, what parts of the process impact most on their performance and what can go wrong.