Sentences with phrase «passive house targets»

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.

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.

But in spite of this, it appears to fall short of one key target: the calculated primary energy total of circa 220 kWh / m2 / yr is well over the passive house target of 120.

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

Even though SIPs are inherently airtight, Paul Doran wanted to ensure it met the passive house target of 0.6 air changes per hour.

Not exact matches

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.

John Carney decided not to seek passive house certification, though the house operates well inside all of the passive targets.

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.

This appears to give local authorities enormous scope to set a target such as passive house as a planning condition, ideally in support of requirements in a development plan.

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.

«The 15kWh / m2yr target value is not arbitrary, but rather the cost - optimal energy performance value around which the passive house concept is based.

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 McMahon Carpentry

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.

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

It's three times lower than the passive house threshold, and no less than thirty - five times tighter than the backstop of 7 m3 / hr / m2 under Irish building regulation, making a mockery of the state's targets.