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Auckland Council Will Showcase the Ideal The IDEAL House Sponsorship Proposal Murray & Lee Ann Durbin April 2014 Contents 1. Passive Houses 2. Homestar 3. The PH1NZ Project 4. The Zero Energy House 5. Auckland Council 6. The IDEAL house 7. Sponsorship proposal Passive Houses A Passive House, or Passiv Haus (PH) is a certification of energy efficiency developed in Germany. PH homes require almost no heating (designed to maintain 20°C) or cooling and are relatively easy to upgrade to a “Zero Energy” house. Key features are super insulation (ceiling, walls & foundations), airtightness, and heat- exchanged mechanical ventilation. Lighting and water conservation are not essential but are a natural add-on. Passive Houses The first Passive House (PH) was built in 1991. This increased to 213 in 2000, with an estimated The First Passive House 1991 71,000 world-wide this year. The Passive House Institute of New Zealand was formed in 2012, and received charitable status mid-2013. Its aim is to share knowledge regarding PH’s in New Zealand & ultimately be a certifying body (the first PH in New Zealand was certified remotely from Ireland). Passive Houses Not to be confused with a passively heated house (from the sun), a PH can be built out of a variety of materials, in a wide range of aspects and locations. Auckland is ideal for the Passive House model due to the temperate climate which only requires low-E double glazing, 150mm twin layer timber walls or an insulated masonry panel. Timber or PVC joinery is required (thermally broken aluminium does not meet PH criteria). Passive Houses • Specific detailing to ensure envelope is airtight • WUFI analysis to look at and reduce moisture in building elements. • Testing all key construction details to ensure thermal performance meets criteria. • Calculate all energy demands by modeling the building in the Passivhaus Performance Package. • Testing the actual airtightness with a blower door test. Passive Houses Known as Germany 1998 Austria 2008 First single detached PassiveHouse, Bretten (Baden- Reinhold Hammerer semi-detached house, Württemberg) Oehler Faigle Archkom solar architektur Sistrans (A), Maaars France 2010 Passive House Architecture Award 2010 First Passive House in Bessancourt (F), Karawitz Three-apartment building, Bern (CH) Peter Schurch Passive Houses Known as Canada 2010 USA 2003 Austria House at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Whistler First Passive House in North America, Urbana, Illinois China 2010 Japan 2009 Expo Land/UBPA (Shanghai), Arge Hamburg Haus First certified Passive House in Japan (Kamakura), Key Spengler Wiescholek, Dittert&Reumschüssel Architects Homestar • Homestar is a comprehensive, national, voluntary environmental rating tool that evaluates the environmental attributes of NZ’s homes. • Establishes a scale that creates value around warm, healthy, sustainable and efficient homes. • Recognizes improvements beyond standard construction in both the home’s comfort, as well as the impact that the home has on the environment. Homestar • The new Auckland Unitary Plan proposes that all new homes in designated areas will need to achieve a minimum of 6 stars. Christchurch Council are also adopting a similar scheme. • Points are awarded in 6 categories plus innovation credits to give a “score” for the building. • The Ideal House is one of only a few homes that have achieved an 8 star rating The PH1NZ Project After around 9 months of building, the first certified Passive House in Australasia (PH1NZ) was completed in July 2012. It passed the key criteria for certification, with 0.44 air changes per hour (required level <0.6). A typical NZ home will be around 8-10. The home also had an optional small 3kW Photovoltaic energy system, however the project was not designed as a zero energy dwelling. The PH1NZ Project The home’s main sponsor was Carters, with a wide range of other suppliers offering free and discounted materials. The home has had monitoring equipment installed for power usage, temperature and wall humidity (sponsored by Telecom, Carters and The University of Auckland). The blog was maintained by an architecture student. www.passivehouse1nz.blogspot.co.nz The PH1NZ Project The project received significant public and media interest, which is still going, including: • Over 25,000 blog page views • Architecture Now • East & Bays Courier • Stuff.co.nz • Front page & article in Progressive Building • 5 eds. of Carters Trade Leader • National Radio • Auckland Council newsletter & website • NZ Herald Element Magazine • TVNZ Close Up The Zero Energy House Source www.zeroengeryhouse.co.nz A Studio Architects The other buzz word in Eco building is “Zero Energy”. This is where all the power used in the home is off-set by self generation. There are already homes in New Zealand off the grid, however the first publically stated “Zero” open source home was finished recently. www.zeroengeryhouse.co.nz It has received TV publicity on Close Up, TV3 Firstline, BFM, Scoop, Herald, Harbour News, to name a few. Auckland Council Auckland City Council are fully supportive of more energy efficient building. We have had meetings with members from various departments across the organisation. Auckland Council will showcase The Ideal House for their design manual (in print and interactive web pages), and have offered publicity through their website and newsletters. www.aucklanddesignmanual.co.nz The IDEAL House Murray & Lee Ann Durbin are building The Ideal House on a 860m2 site in Spinnaker Bay, Beachlands. The goal is to build a Passive House certified dwelling, with added PV generation to make it a Positive Energy house. It has received an 8/10 Homestar design rating from the NZGBC The IDEAL House The project’s main sponsor is IDEAL Electrical. IDEAL have secured naming rights to the project with assistance with items such as electrical, lighting & PV supply. Having a corporate sponsor aids smaller supporters b, ensuring good media coverage. The house will be open over the opening stage, then regularly for two years, to allow suppliers to showcase their products to prospective customers, architects & builders. The IDEAL House The project is based on the following six principles: 1. Air tightness 2. Heat exchanged ventilation 3. Super insulation in floors, walls, ceilings and windows 4. Eco design and modelling (reducing thermal breaks) 5. A surplus of energy production 6. Open-source sharing of information & making the home freely available for the public to view and experience Homestar Site plan Homestar Ground Floor plan Homestar Upper Floor plan Homestar Thermal Envelope Homestar Air-Tightness Envelope Homestar Western Elevation The IDEAL House Photovoltaic (PV) Energy usage is growing exponentially. China is leading the way with high volume plants supplying the rest of the world. The high cost of silicone has kept PV out of the mainstream public without government subsidies. A drop in cost of around 40% in the last year has now made PV far more affordable. Wikipaedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaics The IDEAL House PV generation in New Zealand is in its infancy. PV has been “niche” and typically linked to off the grid projects. The ability sell back to the grid has now eliminated the cost and hassle of large battery storage systems. The dwelling will hold 32 panels, totaling 8kW of power, and The Ideal House will be used as a training platform for installers. The IDEAL House The house will show-case the latest PV, & energy efficient lighting (mostly LED), sensor and monitoring technology to reduce the power load from IDEAL Electrical. Where possible the home also plans to use renewable or recyclable materials such as bamboo flooring. This is an excellent opportunity for suppliers to showcase their products in a market leading, and open -source project. The IDEAL House Consent was issued in September 2013, and work started on site Monday the 16th of September. The house is due to be completed by the end of June 2014. The home has been confirmed for inclusion in Trends Magazine, and is being presented at a range of industry events such as the NZGBC Green Room, The Expert Tour, Building a Better New Zealand conference. The IDEAL House Sponsorship Supporters will receive logos on the blog, a full page detailing their product with web links, their logo on the construction site-sign, use of all photography, access to performance data, and invitations to opening events. There is the ability to host a separate event during & after construction also. The IDEAL House Sponsorship We have many leading New Zealand companies supporting the build such as Hilti, Firth, The Laminex Group, Cemix, Dulux, and James Hardie. More information is available on the blog. The home is also being used as a field ‘show-room” by Paterson, and will be featuring a wide range of Villeroy & Boch and Grohe products. Thank you! Thank you for your interest in this project and we look forward to forming a partnership that will benefit both parties. Contact: [email protected] Lee Ann 0275 377 246 Murray 021 387 246 .
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