"In particular we were interested in an approach that took into account environmental sustainability principles at each stage of a building's lifecycle." "This work started around six years ago with us asking some questions about how we build today and wondering if it would be possible to develop an alternative with less complexity," Howland, Milne and Wilton told Dezeen. Since 2014, the team has been developing a sustainable construction system that depends almost entirely on cork – a renewable, resistant and insulating material that is sustainably harvested from the bark of the cork oak tree. It is the latest development in an ongoing research project by Howland in collaboration with Bartlett School of Architecture, the University of Bath, Amorim UK and Ty-Mawr. Cork House has been longlisted for a Dezeen Award 2019 in the rural house category.
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