Sentences with phrase «including airtightness»

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.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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.

The design also includes Intello, a membrane used for airtightness and vapor control.

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.

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.

Another architect and passive house designer, Natalie Walsh, was also appointed and produced the working construction drawings, including 16 details related to cold bridging and airtightness.

Construct Ireland, the magazine which evolved into Passive House Plus, featured two of his exemplary sustainable projects, perhaps most notably including a substantial mixed - use scheme on Galway's Forster Street from 2006 that featured passive solar design, external insulation, triple - glazed curtain walling, airtightness, MVHR and renewables amongst other measures.