{"id":628,"date":"2023-06-29T09:43:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T08:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mango-projects.co.uk\/?page_id=628"},"modified":"2023-07-24T14:51:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T13:51:26","slug":"the-energy-efficient-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mango-projects.co.uk\/the-energy-efficient-home\/","title":{"rendered":"The Energy Efficient Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"628\" class=\"elementor elementor-628\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513af70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"513af70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef79d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef79d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 29-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Energy Efficient Home<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6d3ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da6d3ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4489ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4489ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 29-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h4>BBC Sounds article by Tom Heap, March 2020<\/h4><p>Tom Heap reveals how the scrapping of zero carbon homes has meant years of construction has not had to meet the higher standards hoped for. The new Future Homes Standard has just been consulted on but Tom Heap hears it&#8217;s not just missing the mark for some groups but is at risk of reducing some standards altogether&#8230;<\/p><p>It&#8217;s well worth listening to!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a35f2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a35f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eco Homes Now!<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932d35e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"932d35e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m000gbgl\">Costing the Earth &#8211; Eco Homes Now! &#8211; BBC Sounds<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8728ae8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8728ae8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5189eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5189eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Passivhaus Definition<\/h3><p class=\"lead\">Passivhaus is a standard for housing design developed by Professor Wolfgang Feist of the Passivhaus Institute in Germany. The passivhaus standard sets out a way to reduce energy use for space heating and cooling by 90% compared to a traditional build house, which on average uses\u00a0around 110kWh\/m2\/yr.<\/p><p class=\"rtl\">The principle is defined as the total energy demand for space heating and cooling, and this\u00a0must be less than 15kWh\/m2\/yr of treated floor area to earn passivhaus (PH) certification.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Super air-tight envelope (&lt;0.6ach)<\/li><li>Minimal cold bridging in the external frame<\/li><li>Controlled internal air quality by mechanical ventilation system<\/li><li>Clever design of solar gain and summer shading to maximise winter heat gain from the sun.<\/li><li>Use of low energy household appliances and lighting.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"rtl\">As well as this, the total primary energy use for all appliances, domestic hot water and space heating and cooling must be no greater than\u00a0than 120 kWh\/m2\/yr.<\/p><p class=\"rtl\">In 2015 the Passivhaus institute introduced two further levels of passivhaus certification for build efficiency:<\/p><p class=\"rtl\"><strong>A Passivhaus plus\u00a0<\/strong>home (PH+)\u00a0must not require more than 45 kWh \/ (m\u00b2a) of renewable primary energy.\u00a0In addition, it must generate at least 60 kWh \/ (m\u00b2a) of energy, based on the surface area,\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0Passivhaus premium<\/strong>\u00a0where by the energy requirement is further limited to 30 kWh \/ (m\u00b2a), the energy generation must be at least 120 kWh \/ (m\u00b2a).\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"rtl\">While working as a director for Touchwood Homes, in April 2017 there were only four homes built in the UK that have achieved formal Passivhaus + certification, which included Touchwood Homes <a href=\"https:\/\/mango-projects.co.uk\/mvhr-installations\/\">Red Bluff, Weyhill<\/a> project in Hampshire among them!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f80f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f80f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The main components to achieve superior air-tightness<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b44a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61b44a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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In his capacity as director of Touchwood Homes, Reuben and his team also innovated the outer external air-tight sheath system, which created a superior level of airtightness and cold \/damp bridging to the more common practice of placing the internal airtight sheath on the interior wall side.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad0068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ad0068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Analyising, identifying and resolving areas of cold bridging<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1696b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e1696b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Typically, these areas that allow cold and damp into a building will be around the doors and windows of the structure. Cold can also penetrate glass and aluminium frames, so it is important to consider this when choosing the windows and doors&#8230;\u00a0<span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">and the supplier to install them properly!<\/span><\/p><p>The windows and doors that we have experience of working with and are currently recommending are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecohausinternorm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internorm\/Ecohaus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/rationel.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rationel<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenbuildingstore.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Green Building Store<\/a> triple glazed windows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Energy Efficient Home BBC Sounds article by Tom Heap, March 2020 Tom Heap reveals how the scrapping of zero carbon homes has meant years of construction has not had to meet the higher standards hoped for. 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