Sentences with phrase «airtightness systems»

1 As work progresses on the foundations, a plate compactor is used to ensure a solid, stable base for the concrete slab; 2 pouring the concrete slab; 3 a cross-section of the wall build - up showing wet dash finish followed inside by external insulation, 215 mm solid block walls, sand - cement plaster and insulated plasterboard internally; 4 airtightness detailing around joist ends; 5 pro clima Intello airtightness system under counter battens to create a service void while minimising airtight layer damage by service penetrations; 6 a parge coat serves as the airtight layer on the inner face of the single leaf block walls.

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Leading airtightness and vapour control product manufacturer Ampack's BBA certification now includes the company's external systems — Ampatop Protecta, Ampatop Protecta plus, Ampatop Aero and Ampatop Aero plus.

SELECTED PROJECT DETAILS Client, project manager & QS: John Carney M&E engineer: Dick Power Passive house & airtightness consultant: Passive House Builders MVHR: ProAir Electrical contractor: Chris Orpen Insulated concrete formwork: Amvic Ireland Roof insulation: Knauf Insulated foundation system: Kingspan Aerobord Airtightness products: Siga Windows and doors: Munster Joinery External rendering: DMC Plastering Fit out & furniture: DFL Joinery Groundworks, drainage & substructure: Power airtightness consultant: Passive House Builders MVHR: ProAir Electrical contractor: Chris Orpen Insulated concrete formwork: Amvic Ireland Roof insulation: Knauf Insulated foundation system: Kingspan Aerobord Airtightness products: Siga Windows and doors: Munster Joinery External rendering: DMC Plastering Fit out & furniture: DFL Joinery Groundworks, drainage & substructure: Power Airtightness products: Siga Windows and doors: Munster Joinery External rendering: DMC Plastering Fit out & furniture: DFL Joinery Groundworks, drainage & substructure: Power Ground Works

Energy efficiency is delivered through triple - glazed windows, an «excellent level» of thermal protection, a high level of building envelope airtightness, construction that us largely thermal bridge - free and a ventilation system with heat recovery.

The House of Energy features triple - glazed windows, an «excellent level» of thermal protection, a high level of building envelope airtightness, construction that is largely thermal bridge - free and a ventilation system with heat recovery

Building retrofit technologies and thermal bridging pioneered by the Princeton House Doctors at the Twin Rivers Retrofit between 1976 - 1979, established that insulation and airtightness gave far better payback periods than active systems like seasonal storage tanks.

Client: Southern Housing Group Architect: PCKO Structural engineer: Conisbee Passive house consultant: Warm Project management: Calford Seaden Contractor: Stoneham Construction Mechanical contractor: Clarke's Mechanical Electrical contractor: Trevor Jones Contracting Aerated concrete blocks: H+H UK External wall insulation: Wetherby Building Systems Thermal breaks: Green Building Store / Marmox Windows: Munster Joinery Roof lights: DVS & Fakro External doors: Ecohaus Internorm Airtightness membranes: PYC Systems Window shades: Renson Gas boilers: Valiant MVHR: Zehnder

In order to boost the team's airtightness expertise, McPhillips and his project manager, Clive Morrow completed a one - day airtightness course with Ecological Building Systems in Athboy, Co..

Daire estimates that the cost of opting for the passive house standard compared with the conventional build originally tendered for was just 6pc higher, which included the heavier insulation and thermal bridge detailing, airtightness work, the MVHR system and the passive house certification.

Energy rating assessment: Energy Control Ireland Electrical: WJF Electrical Plumbing: D&M Plumbing and Heating Airtightness products: Ecological Building Systems External insulation: Clarke Eco Wall / Kingspan Floor insulation: Ballytherm Roof insulation: Isover Thermal breaks: Quinn Lite Windows & doors: Rehau, via True Windows Heat recovery ventilation: Duplexvent, via BPC Ventilation Ltd..

It boasts airtightness of 0.4 air changes per hour, plus a large solar thermal array which can deliver heat to the ventilation system, and a wood pellet stove.

Client: South West College Architect: Paul McAlister Architects Contractor: PJ Treacy & Sons Ltd M&E engineer: Cuilinn Engineering Ltd Structural engineer: G Dawson Ltd Breeam assessor: SDS Energy Quantity surveyor: Giffin Hughes LLP Mechanical contractor: Thomas Hanna & Co Electrical contractor: MFE Ltd Build system supplier: Atek Beams Structural insulated panels: Sips UK Windows & doors: Baskil / Munster Joinery Heat pump: Daikin, via Alternative Heat MVHR: Zehnder, via Versatile Thermal Blocks: Quinn Lite Airtightness membrane: Glidevale Solar photovoltaic system (design): Castillium Solar photovoltaic system (supply): Carey Glass Solar Heating & lighting controls: ATC Systems Rainwater harvesting: Kingspan Roofing: Met - Seam Ltd

Although the selected timber frame system includes an internal airtight layer, an additional membrane was applied to the room side of the panels in order to meet the airtightness target.

One man who has a rare amount of experience in retrofitting heat pumps — and no commercial involvement in a heat pump company — is Tipperary Energy Agency CEO Paul Kenny, who has overseen the installation of scores of heat pumps into energy upgraded homes in the Tipperary region and beyond under the Superhomes scheme, along with other energy efficiency measures including airtightness, insulation upgrades and the installation of mechanical ventilation systems, combining cost - effective energy efficiency, comfort and indoor air quality.

It seems that the choice of heating system thus trumps insulation and airtightness levels in terms of compli - ance, and that a leaky building with modest levels of insulation is an ac - ceptable form of construction in 2013.

(above, clockwise from top left) the walls of the eight units at Garville Drive were constructed from traditional concrete - block cavity - walls, with 100 mm of Xtratherm full - fill Cavitytherm board between the inner and outer leafs; Gyproc Airtite Quiet plaster behind 25 mm battens for the internal service cavity prior to installation of plasterboard, with airtightness detailing of key junctions using Siga tapes also visible; 150 mm Paratherm PIR insulation on the flat roof, part of a Moy extensive green roof system; a Kingspan Environmental rainwater harvesting system feeds garden garden taps at the development.

Carty was so impressed with the first systems he installed in Celbridge, he actually retrofitted MVHR into his own bungalow — a house built 27 years ago without any airtightness measures.

67 % of readers enquired about airtightness products, making it the most popular enquiry; Next came insulation on 65 %, with passive house & low energy build systems neck and neck with heat recovery ventilation on 57 %; 47 % of people enquired about rainwater harvesting, making it the most popular non-energy related category; 80 % of readers enquired about one or more types of renewable energy technology.

It is typically much easier to achieve the required level of airtightness when using a system - builder (whether concrete or timber frame), where most of the construction (including fitting and sealing of windows) is carried out in a controlled factory environment.

Wall build - up showing Intello airtightness membrane, which was used in places to ensure airtightness, followed outside by a Wetherby external insulation system

400 mm Metac mineral wool insulation between rafters over Intello airtightness membrane with sealed joints and edges, on battens, on Gypframe ceiling system with 12.5 mm plasterboard & skimmed finish.

«The objective for the phase two houses,» says Stuart, «was to build better houses by focusing on integrating a designed ventilation system, a high degree of airtightness, minimal thermal bridging and high thermal performance.»

Walls: Kabe acrylic render system, followed inside by 200 mm Xtratherm platinum EPS 100 insulation, 200 mm Quinn Lite blocks (rendered internally for airtightness with taping at junction), battens & Gyproc plasterboard.

Client: Hastoe Housing Association Architect: Parsons & Whittley Contractor: EN Suiter & Sons Project manager: Aecom M&E designers: Engineering Services Consultancy Civil & structural engineering: Rossi Long Passive house certification: Mead Energy & Architectural Design Heating & ventilation system: Total Home Environment Electrical services: Alpha Electrical Windows: Munster Joinery Wall ties: Ancon Cavity closers: Cavalok Stainless steel fixings: Helifix Mineral wool insulation (cavity wall): Isover Mineral wool insulation (roof): Knauf XPS insulation (floor): Dow Plaster (for airtightness) & wallboard: Gypsum Airtightness products: Pro Clima Airtight window tapes: Iso Chemie MVHR / heat airtightness) & wallboard: Gypsum Airtightness products: Pro Clima Airtight window tapes: Iso Chemie MVHR / heat Airtightness products: Pro Clima Airtight window tapes: Iso Chemie MVHR / heat pump: Genvex

1 The Rochestown House flats prior to the refurbishment; 2 aerated concrete blocks were chosen to form new build elements, including a new third storey that allows for more generous apartment sizes; 3 new triple - glazed windows were installed outside the masonry layer so that the external insulation could wrap around them, and help prevent thermal bridging; 4 the airtightness layer was moved to the outside of the structure by taping the joints of the existing concrete panels, then extending that tape up onto the aerated blocks in the new floor; 5 Aerobord platinum EPS external insulation being fitted to the original concrete panel walls; 6 & 7 the new window frames visible here in the external insulation layer, including Rockwool fire breaks; 8 openings for exhaust and supply intakes for the new Zehnder heat recovery ventilation system, seen here prior to being insulated and airtightened; 9 installation of the Bauder bitumen roofing membrane.

Architect (planning drawings & project supervision): Mola Architecture Architect (working drawings & passive house details): Natalie Walsh Contractor: Pat Doran Construction M&E engineer: Ethos Engineering Structural engineer: Garland Consultancy Passive house consultants: Integrated Energy, Target Zero Passive house certification: Mead Consulting BER: Rate My Home Quantity surveyor (client): KMCS Quantity surveyor (contractor): RTC Surveying Electrical contractor: Jones Engineering Group Plumbing: Prospect Plumbing & Heating Underfloor heating contractor: Base Engineering Underfloor heating system: Polytherm MVHR: Flynn Heat Recovery Air - to - air heat pump: Panasonic Fan coil units: Tech Refrigeration Solar thermal: Alternative Energy Ireland Airtightness testing: Greenbuild EPS insulation: Airpacks External render: Neotherm External insulation contractor: Enda Linnane Construction Mineral wool insulation: Isover Airtightness products: Siga Breather membranes: Ecological Building Systems Floor insulation: Xtratherm Thermal breaks: Partel Low thermal conductivity blocks: Quinnlite Roof insulation & airtightness contractor: Baker & Co Windows & doors: Rationel Curtain walling: Lakeside Windows Roof windows: Tradecraft Pet door: Petwalk Polished concrete floor: Renobuild Roofing: Christy McMahAirtightness testing: Greenbuild EPS insulation: Airpacks External render: Neotherm External insulation contractor: Enda Linnane Construction Mineral wool insulation: Isover Airtightness products: Siga Breather membranes: Ecological Building Systems Floor insulation: Xtratherm Thermal breaks: Partel Low thermal conductivity blocks: Quinnlite Roof insulation & airtightness contractor: Baker & Co Windows & doors: Rationel Curtain walling: Lakeside Windows Roof windows: Tradecraft Pet door: Petwalk Polished concrete floor: Renobuild Roofing: Christy McMahAirtightness products: Siga Breather membranes: Ecological Building Systems Floor insulation: Xtratherm Thermal breaks: Partel Low thermal conductivity blocks: Quinnlite Roof insulation & airtightness contractor: Baker & Co Windows & doors: Rationel Curtain walling: Lakeside Windows Roof windows: Tradecraft Pet door: Petwalk Polished concrete floor: Renobuild Roofing: Christy McMahairtightness contractor: Baker & Co Windows & doors: Rationel Curtain walling: Lakeside Windows Roof windows: Tradecraft Pet door: Petwalk Polished concrete floor: Renobuild Roofing: Christy McMahon Carpentry

Relying on the purchase of large swaths of subsidized photovoltaic's or complex and expensive heating / cooling systems to reduce the energy signature of a building before using more economical strategies such as efficient appliances, good insulation, windows, and airtightness is widely accepted as a waste of resources (materials and money).

The Pro Clima system takes care of airtightness in the roof build - up, which was a challenge because of the complex roof structure