the laurels holmfirth
Project Description
This property was awarded a regional highly commended in the LABC Building Excellence Awards 2025!
The Developers Byram Construction also earned the FBA Master Builder Awards 2025 Winner on this property
This home sets a benchmark for energy efficiency and environmental responsibility. The design incorporates a sedum roof, air source heat pump, solar panels, and a mechanical ventilation heat recovery system. The builders sourced locally and worked closely with craftspeople helping to reduce emissions and support the community.
This 3 Bedroom home built for private clients includes a cycle store, gymnasium workshop and garage all under one roof.
Built on a sloping plot the site enjoys views over the valley and includes a private woodland to the back of the property.
The building is clad in a combination of stone and Thermowood Ash Hardwood with it’s striking weathered appearance to the face of the entire rear and first floor of the house. The roof is constructed in steel and sedum.
- Architects - Phi Architects - Sara Darwin
- Contractor - Byram Construction Ltd
- Location - The Laurels, New Mill, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
- Area - 284 square metres
- Passivhaus Certification
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Technical Specification
This building required high performance materials to achieve Passivhaus standards. Not only has this home won an LABC Award its also been awarded Passivhaus status. The builders Byram Construction Limited have won the prestigious Sustainable Building Awards at the FMB Yorkshire & Trent Master Builder Awards.
Certified as a Passive House and has an Energy Performance rating of A, scoring 96
The cooling system passed, being 10x better than the criteria set at 10%, recording at 1% for frequency of overheating (>25°C). For airtightness, a pressurisation test was carried out, having to pass on three separate occasions with a score of 0.6 or lower. Our house passed with an average score of 0.3.
There are no traditional heating or cooling systems used, and instead MVHR (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery) heating is used. This provides fresh filtered air into the building whilst retaining most of the energy that has already been used in heating the building.
Walls : 300mm structural external wall panels – Panel Only U-value 0.12 W/m2K
Roof : 300mm I-beam Roof framing – Panel Only U-value 0.12 W/m2K
