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Below is a list of resources for architects interested in Sustainable Design and Renewable Energy. Headings are listed in alaphabetial order.
Code for Sustainable Homes
The code for sustainable homes is dictating an extremely rapid pace of change to domestic building design. The government has placed a heavy responsibility on the shoulders of architects. The clearest indicator of this is that the government itself is not sure how, or indeed if, the 2016 target will be achievable in the mass housing market. There is a similar drive to integrate renewable technologies into commercial building design.More Information on the Code for Sustainable Homes.
DEAP and BER
The Dwelling Energy Assessment Procedure (DEAP) is a standardised method of assessing the design and construction of a dwelling to enable an estimate of the typical annual energy requirement to run the building and the associated CO² burden.
Energy Efficiency Requirements:
Republic of Ireland : A Building Energy Rating (BER) is required on completion of a new building.
Read more on Building Energy Rating (BER)
United Kingdom: Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is required on completion of a new building.
Read more on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
Low Carbon Design
Achieving low carbon homes requires a fundamental rethink of many traditional construction details. They need to be re-examined in terms of their levels of insulation, thermal bridging and air-tightness. Below are further examples of construction details that architects should be aware of when building low carbon homes.
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Presentation to ITFMA on Low Energy Homes
Passive House
A Passive House is a building in which a comfortable interior climate can be maintained without the use of a conventional heating and cooling system. The house heats and cools itself, hence "passiveThe NuTech Passive Solar House is cost-effective when the combined capitalized costs (construction, including design and installed equipment) do not exceed those of an average new home. Further resources are listed below
NuTech Passive House
Construct Ireland article on NuTech Passive House
Solar Passive Design
Passive solar design and providing a benign site microclimate both enhances the energy and environmental performance of a building. Ideally the building has good access to solar radiation and daylight, with a site which itself is pleasantly warm and sunny, with good shelter from the wind.
• UK Housing and Climate Change, Arup Research and Development, 2005
• Planning for Passive Solar Design, BRE/Carbon Trust, 1998
• Solar Architecture in Cool Climates, Porteous with MacGregor, Earthscan, 2005
• Sustainable Solar Housing, Hastings and Wall, Earthscan, 2007
• Solar House, Galloway, Architectural Press, 2004
• The Whole House Book, Borer and Harris, CAT, 2005
• EcoHouse 2, Roaf et al, Elsevier, 2003
Additional information
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