The circa £1 million, 4 bedroom house in Lewes, showcases Accoya® in a range of applications including casement windows, lift and slide balcony doors and entrance screen.
The home, designed by award-winning Koru Architects, was built by Reece Elliott Homes Ltd with the construction undertaken by DF Tourle Ltd.
Westgate Joinery used around 2.7 cubic metres of the timber to produce the windows and doors, which were factory glazed with a three coat micro-porous light oak stain from Teknos.
David Pattenden of Westgate Joinery said the decision to use Accoya® followed an in-depth examination of the alternatives with the client.
“Accoya® was an obvious choice for this project with its superior levels of performance, stability and durability allowing for greater flexibility and reducing the wood’s tendency to swell or shrink. This home shows what can be achieved with Accoya®, particularly in doors and windows and I am sure the product will become the material of choice for exterior applications."
John Alexander, head of business development at BSW Timber, said Accoya® was the perfect fit for the home.
"The use of Accoya® demonstrates the practical application of Accoya® in projects which require quality, sustainability and flexibility. We have had a positive reaction from architects and developers as more and more people become aware of its impeccable environmental credentials.
"Using wood from sustainable plantations, Accoya® is 100 per cent non-toxic with the wood's appearance, natural colour and strength not affected in the process."
Mark Pellant of Koru Architects, added: “As an architect, I was looking for a exterior timber which required minimal maintenance, but was also visually stunning.
“After considering a range of options, Accoya® was a clear winner with its 60 year durability and the significant reduction in timber shrinkage and expansion. It was also pleasing to see that Accoya® was an environmentally friendly non-toxic wood offering outstanding levels of UV resistance and sustainability.
Mike Brian, the owner of the home in Lewes, praised the quality and finish of Accoya®: "I explored numerous materials, however Accoya® really stood out from the crowd. No other joinery product offered the same level of performance and sustainability qualities as that of Accoya®."
The award-winning architect behind the home built by design guru Kevin McCloud for the Grand Designs Live show has already praised Accoya®.
Duncan Baker-Brown – chosen to design the eco-friendly house for the Channel 4 show – said he was impressed with the outstanding durability and performance credentials of the revolutionary modified wood.
Kevin McCloud himself also paid tribute to the performance qualities of Accoya in the hit show.
Commercial production of Accoya® by Titan Wood, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accsys Technologies plc, is underway at a new plant at Arnhem, Netherlands. The plant is the first of its type and represents a multi-million pound investment in capital and research & development.
BSW has signed an exclusive agreement with Titan Wood to be the sole supplier of Accoya®, across the UK and Ireland, following five years of extensive collaboration between the two companies.
The start of commercial production is the end-result of almost 80 years of global R&D and field testing in acetylated wood modification - a patented process that protects wood from rot by making it inedible to most micro-organisms and insects.
Accoya® uses wood acetylation technology to deliver outstanding levels of performance, stability and durability. It also boasts excellent environmental credentials, using wood from sustainable plantations and being 100% non-toxic. The wood's appearance, natural colour and strength of the timber are not affected in the process.
Industry experts have supported Accoya's performance and sustainability claims, with both the British Research Establishment and Napier University’s Centre for Timber Engineering recently reporting an unprecedented minimum 60-year service life for the product in cladding and external joinery applications.
The Paint Advisory Bureau has also published research findings that show Accoya® windows are the most cost effective option over the standard design life of a building, outperforming PVC, hardwood and softwoods.
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