HANSE HAUS complete certified Passivhaus bungalow in Inverness
German pre-manufactured house builder HANSE HAUS have completed their first certified Passivhaus Bungalow in Inverness, Scotland.
The property is a highly specialised, ultra-low energy bungalow that utilises state of the art insulation, air ventilation with heat recovery and electronic controlled external shading. Such is the quality and air tightness of the structure that the bungalow achieved an impressive 0.23 air changes per hour, on testing, when depressurised.
"Having performed countless air tightness tests throughout the Highlands of Scotland, the results from the HANSE HAUS Passivhaus Bungalow in Inverness were among the best we’ve ever seen," said Angela Craig, Manager at Pentland Energy.
Build History
The pre-manufactured panels arrived on site, direct from HANSE HAUS’s German factory, on the morning of 2 October 2012, and were craned into place to construct the water tight shell, complete with internal walls and roof, in just 2 days.
A traditional German ‘Topping Out’ ceremony, open to the public, was held on October 4th and the entire build, including internal fit out, was completed in 12 working weeks later, to a turnkey finish.
1st May 2013
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