 Ground source heat pumps, passive solar heating, independent water well supply and a new treatment plant will make the house almost fully self-sufficient.These works to Mill and Cottage coincided with Flood defence work by the Environment Agency and included the construction of a new earth berm flood defence around the Mill and the Cottage.The Mill Keepers Cottage has won a number of awards, including the RIBA Manser Medal 2010 for the best one-off house in the United Kingdom.