The Planet Switch, designed by Jeremy Paxton, creator of the eco-responsible Lower Mill Estate, is evocative and fun and was initially conceived to turn all TVs and monitors from standby to off (responsible for gulping 8% of the nations electricity) but, in addition to this function, ultimately has been developed to prick the conscience of the entire household to hit the switch from on to SAVE, turning off all lights and other appliances.

Essentially an on/off switch it is simply designed to look like planet earth with the word SAVE as an integral part of the design. The Planet Switch is now going into all new homes built at Lower Mill Estate as standard. This is done by installing a special circuit. For retro fits it will be used as an awareness booster not to waste energy.

Also being developed is a standby saver switch that turns appliances from standby to off.

For enquiries please contact:

planetswitch@lowermillestate.com

Lower Mill Estate is a unique and strictly limited number of bespoke homes, nestled within a 550 acre nature reserve of World significance and Government designated Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Gloucestershire countryside- just minutes away from the Prince of Wales’ Highgrove Estate.

It is the largest collection of architectural modernism in the rural landscape and has the UK's first commercial eco pool and Artspa.

As one of the largest British wildlife reserves in private hands, only approximately one third of the entire Estate will ever be developed for vacation homes, the rest is left to nature - with considerable help from the Estates full time ecology team.

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