Nena Casas

Refurbishment of a historic modernist building into a nearly-zero energy home to Passivhaus standard.

Project Passivhaus, nZEB and M & E engineering

Nena Casas

Description

Refurbishment of a historic modernist building into a nearly-zero energy home to Passivhaus standard.

Passivhaus consultancy included PHPP energy simulation and performance optimisation, thermal envelope design, strategies to combat summer overheating and thermal bridge calculations.

HVAC design included an air-source heat pump for heating, cooling and DHW production, with radiant ceiling and wall panels and dehumidifiers, ducted mechanical ventilation with heat recovery and integral control of all HVAC systems with the Loxone home automation system.

Photos Marcela Gracia

Year: 2017

Location Barcelona

Services:
Passivhaus consultancy, M & E engineering

Larixhaus

Passivhaus consultancy and M & E engineering design for a single-family home, certified Passivhaus Classic, built with renewable bio-based materials in a prefabricated timber system with straw insulation.

Project Passivhaus, nZEB and M & E engineering

Larixhaus

Description

Passivhaus consultancy and M & E engineering design for a single-family home, certified Passivhaus Classic, built with renewable bio-based materials in a prefabricated timber system with straw insulation.

Passivhaus consultancy included PHPP energy simulation and performance optimisation, thermal envelope design, strategies to combat summer overheating and thermal bridge calculations. HVAC design included an air-source heat pump for DHW production. Heating system with electric radiators and a wood-burning stove, Ventilation with ducted mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. Passive cooling with natural night ventilation and external shading devices.

Year: 2015

Location: Collsuspina, Moianès

Services:
Passivhaus consultancy, M & E engineering

Joan Duch

Energy consultancy and M & E engineering design for a single-family nearly zero energy home, designed and built to Passivhaus standard.

Project Passivhaus, nZEB and M & E engineering

Joan Duch

Description

Energy consultancy and M & E engineering design for a single-family nearly zero energy home, designed and built to Passivhaus standard.

Energy consultancy included PHPP energy simulation and performance optimisation, thermal envelope design, strategies to combat summer overheating and thermal bridge calculations. HVAC design included an air-source heat pump for heating, cooling and DHW production, ducted mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, and a dehumidifier/cooling and heating cool with radiant floor for heating and cooling. All services were integrated and controlled with the Loxone home automation system, providing extensive monitoring and preventative maintenance capability.

Year: 2018

Location: Terrassa, Barcelona

Services:
Passivhaus consultancy, M & E engineering

IDAI Nature

Passivhaus consultancy of the IDAI Nature office building, certified with the standard Passivhaus Classic.

Project nZEB and Passivhaus

IDAI Nature

Description

Passivhaus consultancy of the IDAI Nature office building, certified with the standard Passivhaus Classic.

Passivhaus consultancy included PHPP energy simulation and performance optimisation, thermal envelope design, strategies to combat summer overheating and thermal bridge calculations.

The project won the International Prize for Excellence in Sustainable Architectural Design from the BUILD Sustainable Building Awards (United Kingdom).

Photos Rubén Muedra.

Year: 2017

Location: Pobla de Vallbona, Valencia

Services:
Passivhaus consultancy

Essència Mediterrània

Passivhaus consultancy and M & E engineering systems design for a single-family home, certified Passivhaus Classic, built with renewable bio-based materials, including a lightweight timber frame structure and wood fibre insulation.

Project Passivhaus consultancy and M & E engineering

Essència Mediterrània

Description

Passivhaus consultancy and M & E engineering systems design for a single-family home, certified Passivhaus Classic, built with renewable bio-based materials, including a lightweight timber frame structure and wood fibre insulation.

Passivhaus consultancy included PHPP energy simulation and performance optimisation, thermal envelope design, strategies to combat summer overheating and thermal bridge calculations. HVAC design included an air-source heat pump for heating, cooling and DHW production, ducted mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, and a cooling and heating cool on the ventilation supply air. All services were integrated and controlled with the Loxone home automation system.

Year: 2015

Location: Castelldefels, Barcelona

Services:
Passivhaus, nZEB, Renewable energy, M & E engineering

Hotel Casa del Castell

Passivhaus consultancy and M & E engineering systems design for a nearly-zero energy hotel, designed to Passivhaus Standard.

Project Passivhaus, nZEB and M & E engineering

Hotel Casa del Castell

Description

Passivhaus consultancy and M & E engineering systems design for a nearly-zero energy hotel, designed to Passivhaus Standard.

Passivhaus consultancy included thermodynamic simulation with DesignBuilder (EnergyPlus), PHPP energy simulation and performance optimisation, thermal envelope design, strategies to combat summer overheating and thermal bridge calculations. HVAC design included an air-source heat pump for heating, cooling and DHW production (with solar thermal), ducted mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, and a dehumidifier/cooling and heating cool with radiant wall panels. System control with the KNX home automation system.

Year: 2014

Location: Mora d’Ebre, Tarragona

Services:
Passivhaus energy consultancy, M & E engineering

Can Tanca

Passivhaus consultancy and M & E engineering design for a single-family off-grid home, certified Passivhaus Premium and BREEAM, and built with renewable bio-based materials, including a lightweight timber frame structure and wood fibre insulation.

Proyect Passivhaus, nZEB, Renewable energy and M & E engineering

Can Tanca

Description

Passivhaus consultancy and M & E engineering design for a single-family off-grid home, certified Passivhaus Premium and BREEAM, and built with renewable bio-based materials, including a lightweight timber frame structure and wood fibre insulation.

Passivhaus consultancy included PHPP energy simulation and performance optimisation, thermal envelope design, strategies to combat summer overheating and thermal bridge calculations.

HVAC design included an air-source heat pump for heating, cooling and DHW production, ducted mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, and a dehumidifier/cooling and heating cool with radiant ceiling panels. All services were integrated and controlled with the Loxone home automation system, providing extensive monitoring and preventative maintenance capability. An on-site solar photovoltaic installation and battery system means the home is entirely energy self-sufficient, with no grid connection. The home also has a rainwater collection and grey water treatment system, with no mains water connection.

Year: 2016

Location: St. Llorenç de Balàfia, Ibiza

Services:
Passivhaus consultancy, M & E engineering

Carrer Nou

Passivhaus consultancy for the retrofit of a multi-family terraced building in the city centre of Girona, achieving Passivhaus EnerPHit certification. The building houses 5 apartments over 6 floors. Winner of the Grand Prize of Sustainable Renovation, of the Green Solutions Awards 2018, Construction21 Spain.

Project Passivhaus, nZEB, M & E engineering

Carrer Nou

Description

Passivhaus consultancy for the retrofit of a multi-family terraced building in the city centre of Girona, achieving Passivhaus EnerPHit certification. The building houses 5 apartments over 6 floors. Winner of the Grand Prize of Sustainable Renovation, of the Green Solutions Awards 2018, Construction21 Spain.

Passivhaus consultancy included PHPP energy simulation and performance optimisation, thermal envelope design, strategies to combat summer overheating, thermal bridge calculations, and dynamic hygrothermal simulation with WUFI for the analysis of interstitial condensation risk and prevention of moisture damage. Progetic designed the control system to integrate radiant ceiling heating, cooling, and dehumidification systems, together with heat recovery ventilation, with the Loxone home automation system.

Year: 2017

Location: Girona

Services:
Passivhaus consultancy, M & E engineering, dynamic hygrothermal modelling

Carinbisa V92 window frame

Passivhaus component certification of a mixed timber and aluminium window frame Carinbisa V92.

Project nZEB and Passivhaus

Carinbisa V92 window frame

Description

Passivhaus component certification of a mixed timber and aluminium window frame Carinbisa V92.

Calculation of the thermal transmittance of the frame, Uf, according to EN-ISO 10077 1: 2010 and EN-ISO 10077 2: 2012. Calculated with the finite elements Dartwin Frame Simulator Pro software package. Documentation and management of the certification process with the Passivhaus Institut, Darmstadt, Germany.

Year: 2017

Position: Binéfar, Huesca

Services:
Passivhaus component certification

Can Xeu

Single family home over two floors, certified to Passivhaus Classic standard.

Project nZEB, Renewable energy, Passivhaus and M & E engineering

Can Xeu

Description

Single family home over two floors, certified to Passivhaus Classic standard.

Thermodynamic simulation with DesignBuilder (EnergyPlus) was undertaken for the optimization of the thermal performance and analysis of summer overheating risk.

HVAC design included an air-source heat pump for heating, cooling and DHW production, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, and complete integration of all services with the Loxone home automation solution, including fingerprint access control and an innovative system to divert excess solar PV production in the summer months to an electric immersion heater in the DHW tank, providing all electric solar hot water production.

Fotografía de Loxone

Year: 2016

Location: Girona

Services:
Energy consultancy, M & E engineering