Passive house in Arcangues

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General Information:

• Project name: Passive house in Arcangues
• Project type: new building
• Building type: detached single family house
• Building Typology: residential
• Location: France, Aquitaine region, Arcanges municipality
• Year of construction: 2012
• Number of buildings: 1
• Number of floors: 2
• Property area:  1550  m²

 

Building Size:

• Treated floor area: 198 m²

 

Building Envelope:

• Exterior wall: 10 mm Plaster coating; 200 mm Concrete cinder block; 200 mm insulation panel; 10 mm Exterior coating; U=0.15 W/(m²K)
• Roof: 13 mm plasterboard; 300m  Cellulose Insulation; 16 mm OSB; 100 mm wood fiber; U-value=0,11 W/(m²K)
• Basement floor: 70 mm screed; 150 mm concrete slab; 140mm; 150mm concrete slab; 140 mm insulation panel; U-value=0,15 W/(m²K)
• Window: triple glazing; U=0.73 W/(m²K)

 

Building service systems:

• Ventilation and heating: double-flow ventilation system with heat recovery, a mini heat pump for air and domestic water heating and a domestic water storage tank.

 

Building energy performance:

• Annual heating demand:  8 kWh/m²a
• Heating load: 9 W/m2
• Primary energy requirement: 101 kWh /m²a
• Air tightness: n₅₀ = 0.14/h

 Links for further information:

• http://passivhausprojekte.de/index.php?lang=en#d_2699
• http://www.passreg.eu/beaconProjectDetails.php?beacon_id=52&ref=beaconlist
• http://www.construction21.org/france/case-studies/fr/maison-passive-a-arcangues.html