House Summary
Owner(s):
Claus Best and Marijke Albus
House Type:
1950's detached concrete bungalow
Carbon saving:
72%
Measures installed:
- Triple glazed wooden frame windows with Aluminium strips-U-value 1.0 W/m2K
- 100mm Kingspan K5 wallboard external insulation - U-value 0.21 W/m2K
- 75mm rockwool loft insulation
- 125mm polyurethane foam roof insulation –U-value 0.19 W/m2K
- Itho HRU Eco 4 Whole House MVHR
- Viessmann system boiler with weather compensating feed, room stat, programmer and TRVs on all radiators
- 4m2 Solar thermal panels
- Woodstove for secondary heating in living room
- Low energy lighting throughout
- Low energy appliances
- Water saving devices include; low-flush loo 4/2.5L, low-run shower head 9L/min, 1000L rain water collection
- Airtight membrane fitted to bungalow ceiling with tapes to walls, windows and doors. Measured at- 2.05m3/(h.m2)@50pa
