Paraparamu: Passivhaus Classic, New Zealand
Description The McKinlay Residence is located in the Kāpiti Coast District, Paraparamu, on the North Island of New Zealand. The home was designed by architect Ross Bennett, with Passivhaus consultancy done by Maria Rei of eHaus, and certified Passivhaus Classic by Oliver Style of Praxis Resilient Buildings. This single-story, detached family home has a treated …
Paraparamu: Passivhaus Classic home, New Zealand
Passivhaus Certification
Description
The McKinlay Residence is located in the Kāpiti Coast District, Paraparamu, on the North Island of New Zealand. The home was designed by architect Ross Bennett, with Passivhaus consultancy done by Maria Rei of eHaus, and certified Passivhaus Classic by Oliver Style of Praxis Resilient Buildings.
This single-story, detached family home has a treated floor area of 146 m² and was built using a lightweight timber frame system, with 140 mm of Eco Knauf insulation in the exterior walls, and 210 mm of insulation in the roof. Gealan Eco certified PVC windows were used, with low emissivity argon filled triple glazing.
The blower door test for this home achieved an excellent result of n50 = 0.27 air changes per hour (ACH).
Ventilation is provided by a Zehnder ComfoAir Q350 HRV unit with whole house balanced mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. A Panasonic split system is used for heating and cooling, and a Stiebel Eltron unit produces domestic hot water. Passivhaus certification was carried out by Praxis Resilient Buildings.
Links:
iPHa (Base de datos internacional de proyectos Passivhaus)