HIGHLY COMMENDED

Having achieved what I wanted, I would rather like to do it again!

HOMEOWNERS

Tony and Penny Hodgson

PROJECT Eco self-build

LOCATION Surrey

BUILD COST £470,000

DESIGNER Self designed

At 79,Tony designed and built an energy-efficient home for himself and his wife Penny in the garden of their former property, with no prior self-build experience. Designed with accessibility and low maintenance in mind, the house features solar panels, a rainwater harvesting system, an MVHR (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery) system, air source heat pump and triple glazing.