Empace are working with Millen Homes to provide structural and civil engineering services to this attractive development of sustainable homes set in the scenic countryside location near Chipperfield in Hertfordshire.

The buildings utilise the modern construction method of Insulated Concrete Formwork (ICF) which benefits from excellent energy efficiency offering ‘U’ Values from 0.30W/m²K down to 0.10W/m²K and ‘thermal mass’ properties, i.e. the building is warm inside when it is cold out-doors in winter and vice versa in summer.

To find out more about the principles of ICF, please visit the website for the ICF UK trade body here : What is ICF – ICFA