julie@teamswan.co.nz

Passive House Construction

Passive House buildings World wide open their doors in June and November:
Check out https://passivehouse-database.... for more information on the 66+ Certified Passive Homes in New Zealand.

These are some construction photos of the first Certified Passive House Plus home in the Bay of Plenty.

Our goal was to design and build an affordable, low-maintenance family home, with the benefits of being quiet, comfortable and healthy to live in as well as the energy efficient savings of living in a Certified Passive House Plus home. The 145 m2 (TFA = Treated Floor Area) two-storey house has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a multi-function room downstairs, which serves as an office, spare bedroom or media room.

How many new home designers and/or builders can tell you what your heating demand, heating load and frequency of overheating will be from a scientifically proven method?
PASSIVE HOUSE METRICS:
Heating Demand: 10.4 kWh/m2/year
Heating Load: 8.4W/m2
Frequency of Overheating: 3.6% year over 25°C

Contact Julie at julie@teamswan.co.nz for more details.

Foundations

Ground Floor Joists

Ground floor down & wall frames going up

Ground Floor wall framing

Ply bracing to wall framing

Roof ing underlay, counterbattens & purlins awaiting roofing

Windows arrive from Thermadura (Dunedin)

Taping airtightness layer to windows to ensure continuity of airtightness layer

Fixing brackets for windows

Typical window installed

East Elevation wall cladding on (awaiting corner flashings)

West Elevation

140mm thick Knauf insulation between the wall studs

Intello airtightness layer on the walls & first floor ceiling

Some of the Heat Recovery Ventilation System ducting

Window taped in place

50mm thick inner Knauf insulation layer to wall framing

140mm thick layer of Mammoth underfloor insulation

Knauf Underfloor insulation with windwash barrier under joists (to majority of underfloor)

Typical air seal

Vaportec Spirex Shower Drain Heat Recovery Unit

Blower door testing the airtightness of the building

Plasterboard installed

Kitchen installed by Farquhar Design Kitchens Ltd

Floor Plans

North & West Elevations

East & North Elevation

North Elevation showing 12 x 300W Solar PV panels installed by Daniel's Electrical Ltd

Certified Passive House Plaque

A good sunny winter day's solar generation

Our Services

Construction
Repairs & Maintenance
Design & Building Consents
Certified Passive House

Contact us

For Building Enquiries - please contact John Swan

Phone: 027 279 2542
Email: john@teamswan.co.nz

For Design Enquiries - please contact Julie Swan

Phone: 027 3535 018
Email: julie@teamswan.co.nz

Kaingaroa,
RD 2, Kaitaia
New Zealand