PASSIVE HOUSE BY STANHURST

A 100mm layer of insulation between the floor slab and the Solar Slab allows heat to filter into the living space when the temperature drops in the house. We're presently building a Passive House with a 90m3 sand/gravel Solar Slab within the insulated fabric, the specific heat capacity of the Solar Slab is similar to 30,000 litres of water. The slab will deliver 2kWh for 100 days into the Passive House which is double the heat requirement of the Passive House calculated using the PHPP. Excess mid-summer heat from the Solar Panels will be dumped beneath the house using a heat exchanger, this will raise the temperature beneath the house to 25-35 degrees and reduce the heat loss to the ground from the Solar Slab, this will be used to pre-heat hot water. We've calculated the additional cost of a Solar Slab to be 30/m2 floor area... Stanhurst Limited can build a Passive House using either blocks, timber frame or insulated concrete forms. We can help you choose the best way to build your..

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Primary location: Blackrock