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