North West Bicester Eco-Town - Oxfordshire, UK
GRAF Group Reference: 91 zero-carbon homes each with a 1,500 L Platin rainwater tank and Rain Bloc soakaway, supporting Code for Sustainable Homes Level Five water targets.
A2Dominion / Infrastruct CS Ltd · North West Bicester, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
GRAF Group Reference. International project adapted from GRAF Group published materials. Not an Australian install. Confirm republication rights before heavy promotion. View original source.
Project photos available from GRAF Group; local image rights not confirmed for this draft.
91
Homes packaged
1,500 L
Platin per home
80 L/p/d
Potable target
Project data
- Location
- North West Bicester, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Region
- Europe
- Sector
- Residential
- Solution
- Rainwater harvesting
- Product
- Platin 1,500 L + Rain Bloc
- Source
- GRAF Group Reference
- Purpose
- Per-home RWH + soakaway
- Homes
- 91
- Tank size
- 1,500 L Platin each
- Stormwater
- Rain Bloc soakaways to central soakaway
- Target
- 80 L potable water per person per day
- Standard
- Code for Sustainable Homes Level Five
- Notes
- Adapted from GRAF Group published materials. Confirm republication rights before heavy promotion.
Challenge
North West Bicester, described as the UK's first eco-town, delivered 91 true zero-carbon homes. A2Dominion needed potable use limited to 80 litres per person per day for Code Level Five, plus flood protection through controlled stormwater release.
Solution
Infrastruct CS Ltd and GRAF UK provided each home with a 1,500 L Platin rainwater harvesting tank and Rain Bloc soakaway modules feeding a central soakaway. Submersible pumps lift water to loft header tanks for toilet flushing, with mains backup when tanks are empty.
Outcomes
- 91 homes with packaged Platin + Rain Bloc systems
- Supports 80 L/person/day potable water target
- Central soakaway reduces drain pressure and flood risk
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North West Bicester Eco-Town - Oxfordshire, UK