The building is naturally ventilated per
the Client’s requirements yet achieves the
lowest permissible air tightness value of
2.39 m3/h/m2 @ 50Pa- less than half the air
leakage of typical property designed to be
naturally ventilated. Design CO2 emissions
for house are 9kg/ m2/ year compared with
a target emissions rate of 17kg/m2/ year
under the current Building Standards- a
45% reduction on CO2 emissions compared
with the minimum standards. (SAP 2012) The
building achieves the Gold Standard for CO2
emissions, Energy for heating water & Energy
for thermal comfort under Section 7 of the
Building Standards. Primary energy usage is
forecast as 63 kWh/m2/ year, equivalent to
£448 per year, or £37/month for a 170m2,
3 bedroom property . (SAP 2009) The TEK
system helped provide an airtightness value
of 2.39 m3/h/m2 @ 50Pa- less than half the
air leakage of typical property designed to be
naturally ventilated.
USE OF MATERIAL AND FINISH
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Structure built using Kingspan TEK SIPS
wall and roof panels
Natural materials such as slate roofing
and sandstone cladding
Energy efficient and maintenance free
windows
ENERGY EFFICIENY
It was important to the client to have an
energy efficient home that had low heating
costs. Energy efficient products were built
into the house including:
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Structure built using Kingspan TEK SIPS
wall and roof panels
All light fittings are low energy LED.
Wood burning stove
Solar
thermal
roof
installation
to
supplement the energy demand for hot
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water.
Passive solar gain is maximised with large
South facing windows.
The TEK system helped provide an
airtightness value of 2.39 m3/h/m2 @
50Pa- less than half the air leakage of
typical property designed to be naturally
ventilated.
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