Not exact matches
Nonetheless, given the very low wall U-values required (around 0.08 W / m2K) in order for the
house to
meet passive house, insulating externally was not easy — 250 mm of external wall insulation (EWI) was needed, which Bow Tie managing director Rafael Delimata described as a «builder's nightmare» to install.
It's sometimes said to be hard — perhaps too hard — to get a small
house to
meet the
passive house standard.
«This told us that with an external airtightness strategy there was no chance of
meeting the
passive house airtightness level — and even Enerphit could not be guaranteed, so the strategy was changed to use an internal air barrier.»
Along with a much wider ecological agenda, the
house employed fabric first principles of insulation and airtightness, and
met passive house design targets at a time when the standard was still in its infancy in the UK.
All new buildings will be required to
meet the
passive house standard or equivalent, where reasonably practicable.
As early as in 1999, RAICO Bautechnik had the first timber curtain wall certified
meet the German
passive house standard.
On 30 May the council
met to discuss the chief executive's report on the public consultation in response to the first draft of the development plan, which included a
passive house motion based on an adapted version of a wording submitted by Passive House Plus editor Jeff Co
house motion based on an adapted version of a wording submitted by
Passive House Plus editor Jeff Co
House Plus editor Jeff Colley.
And this is with buildings designed to
meet the passivhaus standard benchmarks and modelled in the
passive house planning package, not just designed to some notional «passivhaus principles».
A thermal model of the building was created early in the project, allowing the design to be tested and modified to make sure it would
meet the desired
passive house target space heating demand of 15kWh / m2 per annum.
Designing and building a massive temple to modernism with an emphasis on reduced energy consumption is more common than ever, and, the question of big expanses of glass notwithstanding, it is possible to build dream homes that
meet the
passive house standard.
While embracing traditional farmstead design made it trickier for this new build home in the Scottish Highlands to
meet the coveted
passive house standard, mixing modern standards of super-insulation with vernacular farmhouse architecture ultimately led to the creation of a very special home for proprietors Jeanette and Jon Fenwick — one that picked up a coveted UK Passivhaus Award in 2016.
Despite some setbacks, this
passive house in Roscommon managed to
meet the
passive house standard for fairly standard costs — all while emphasising natural materials like untreated timber, cellulose and sheep's wool.
And even though he didn't set out to build a
passive house, he managed to
meet the standard while doing almost all of the work in conjunction with his father, while exceeding the targets of Ireland's nearly zero energy building definition.
Completed early this year, the new Centre for Medicine at the University of Leicester is by far the largest single building in the UK to
meet the
passive house standard — and not surprisingly, its design and construction posed tough new challenges for how to
meet the rigorous low energy standard on such a large, complicated building.
With an intricate design based on the concept of two pitched - roof sections that overlap, this eye - catching timberframed Sussex home proves you can
meet the
passive house standard with just about any shape.
Sam Mays Architect In the hands of the right architect,
meeting the
passive house standard needn't involve compromising on design.
Although the Beehive did not quite
meet the Enerphit (
passive house retrofit) standard based on calculations done by Clare when the building was completed, there is reason to believe that it would fare better if re-assessed.
Even though SIPs are inherently airtight, Paul Doran wanted to ensure it
met the
passive house target of 0.6 air changes per hour.
The use of an oak frame constrained the size and shape of the
house, but the need for a compact dwelling also lent itself to
meeting the
passive house standard.
Pat Doran Construction advised Matt that it wouldn't take much extra to get their design to
meet the
passive house standard.
This remarkably low cost build in rural Co Meath adds to the evidence that it's possible to
meet the
passive house standard on a tight budget — with a number of additional green technologies thrown in for good measure
One third of the units at a new social
housing development in the East Midlands have
met the
passive house standard — but the entire project was inspired by fabric first, low energy design.
The client had originally looked at the possibility of
meeting the Enerphit standard for retrofit, but thought it would be too expensive, though they still planned to adopt
passive house design principles.
Projects such as Wain Morehead Architects» latest certified
passive house prove that in the hands of the right architect,
meeting the standard can inform rather than restrict architectural expression.
While
passive houses are designed to
meet maximum average temperature targets, there are no such requirements in Irish or UK building regulations — meaning many highly insulated new homes are being built without regard to whether orientation, form, layout and / or lack of shading will run the risk of causing unacceptably high or low internal temperatures.
Lenny Antonelli visits a new residential development in rural Carlow that boasts only the second and third certified
passive houses in Ireland, and encouragingly, finds that
meeting and exceeding the coveted
passive standard wasn't as difficult as expected.
But after they
met architectural engineer Tim Eian — whose company TE Studios has extensive experience in
passive -
house design — and he explained the method's advantages, «it all made sense,» they say.
To
meet the definitions of an energy - stingy
passive house, the apartments must be newly (and much more thickly) insulated, equipped with more efficient appliances and lighting, and more energy - efficient windows and doors will be installed.
But in some ways,
meeting the
passive house standard was easier in the warm Mexican climate.
But with the design already settled, and prompted by New Zealand's low building insulation standards, the clients made a game - changing request: that the dwelling
meet the
passive house standard.
A development of rapidly built, affordable, all electric
passive houses set up to adapt easily to net zero energy, the scheme is also the first by a private developer to
meet the Irish Green Building Council's promising new Home Performance Index sustainability certification scheme.
On completion of the project, Jessop estimated that
meeting the
passive house standard adds around 10 to 12 % to build costs in New Zealand.
With Silken Park,
passive house certification meant some of the indicators within HPI were deemed to be
met but sometimes for slightly different reasons, the designed ventilation system is required principally to guarantee good indoor air quality rather than energy efficiency.
The Villa is a sophisticated and totally sustainable design that
meets all
passive house requirements.