Sentences with phrase «airtightness target»

The project blitzed the airtightness target of under 2 ACH — nine of the homes came in at less than 0.534 ACH, and the worst recorded result was 0.812.

The detached masonry build had beaten the 0.6 ACH passive house airtightness target during a blower door test a few days earlier.

Its primary distinction (and this important is that it prescribes a very low total primary energy consumption limit, 120 kWh / m2 / yr (38 kBtu / ft2 / yr), a separate site energy consumption limit of 15 kWh / m2 / yr (4.7 kBtu / ft2 / yr) for space heating / cooling, and an airtightness target of 0.6 ACH@50 Pa..

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.

«We went for a masonry construction as we could parge the inside which made it easier to reach the airtightness target,» Meaden explains.

With a little care in design and on site, airtightness targets that may seem impossibly tough are anything but, argues leading architect and certified passive house designer Simon McGuinness.

Not exact matches

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.

The building scored an impressive airtightness test result of 0.5 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals — a score that not only blitzes the requirement for Enerphit (the passive house standard for retrofit), but comfortably beats the new build passive house target of 0.6 ACH too.

Airtightness: 9 of the 15 houses in phase 2 achieved less than 0.534 ACH at 50 Pa, well below the passive house target.

Meanwhile Darren O'Gorman of Target Zero says the final airtightness result of 0.99 air changes per hour is impressive for such a complicated project.

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

The building achieved an airtightness result of 0.43 ACH, comfortably within the target for passive buildings, and has a space heating demand of 15 kWh / m2 / yr.