The Hanson EcoHouse™

Hanson's EcoHouse™ is the first masonry constructed house to achieve Code Level Four under the Code for Sustainable Homes.

Constructed at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) the EcoHouse™ brings together the latest developments in off-site masonry construction, thermal mass, and natural ventilation.

Unique design Designed as a three-bed detached dwelling, the EcoHouse™ shows all the benefits of off-site fabrication. Together with thermal mass and natural ventilation the EcoHouse™ represents a building system ideal of the zero carbon houses of the future.  It also shows how quickly and easily 'liveable' and saleable properties can be constructed. Faster construction Constructed using masonry panels manufactured off-site in a controlled factory environment, the build process for the EcoHouse™ is high quality, high speed and with little or no site wastage.   The process is also less susceptible to weather delays compared to on-site construction.

Thermal mass works
Data unveiled by Hanson at this year’s Insite 2009 shows that the Hanson EcoHouse™ has exceeded all performance expectations, proving that the benefits of thermal mass can be provided in a house built from traditional masonry and concrete construction.

Proven results
Results from two years of testing have shown that the combination of effective design, sustainable technology and off-site masonry construction has produced a building system that can help achieve the low carbon homes for the future. 

Hanson products used in the EcoHouse™
The Hanson EcoHouse™ demonstates flexible design that's built to last.  Our products, systems and sustainable solutions used in the construction of the house can be easily adapted for any development.

1. Hanson Hollowcore
2. Hanson QuickBuild™ walling system
3. Partition walls (Hanson aggregate blocks)
4. Hanson Concrete foundations
5. Hanson Jetfloor®
6. Hanson Precast staircase
7. Hanson Formpave® Aquaflow SUDS