Passivhaus new build and retrofit

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tim.hulse@ecovertsolutions.co.uk

https://www.ecovertsolutions.co.uk

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Business Description

We are a nearly the year old Passivhaus building and retrofitting company, committed to using the latest sustainable methodologies & technologies to dramatically reduce energy consumption in your home. We completed the first certified Passivhaus in North Wales in 2015 and are approved installers for Warmcel.

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Passivhaus new build and retrofit

01244940594

tim.hulse@ecovertsolutions.co.uk

https://www.ecovertsolutions.co.uk

Cholmondeley House

Chester
Cheshire
CH3 5AR
United Kingdom

Orchard House

For more information see

https://www.ecovertsolutions.co.uk/our-work/larch-house/

Completion: 2020

Approved under Paragraph 78 for new build in green belt – outstanding design

ARCHITECTS: Studio Bark

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS: Structure Workshop

BUILDING MATERIALS

English Larch cladding
English sweet chestnut shutters
Sedum green roof
Solar PV
Air source heat pump
Trombe wall to retain heat
Passive slab raft foundation incorporating UFH
I-Joist walls with Warmcel recycled cellulose & wood fibre insulation
Partel and Proclima air tightness tapes and membranes
Glulam beams and portal frame
Passivhaus windows and door from The Green Building Store
Curtain wall
Ventilation via push pull extract fans with heat recovery

Long Meadow Barn

Completion: 2021

Architects: Shaw and Jagger Architects Ltd

Foundation – Isoquick passive slab with power floated reinforced concrete

Walls – Timber frame construction with 300mm I-Joists and glulam sole plate and wall beam, with locally sourced Stone and British Western Red Cedar cladding

Roof – 400mm I-joists with exposed glulam ridge beams with Natural slate finish and Lindab gutters and downspouts

Insulation – Warmcel recycled cellulose & wood fibre insulation to walls and roof with Peninsula frames glass blocks and Compacfoam for thermal breaks

Air tightness: Partel and Proclima air tightness tapes and membranes

Intermediate floor – 300mm I-joists

Windows & doors – Triple Glazed Passivhaus from Green Building Store

Rooflights – Fakro

M&E:

MVHR – Paul Novus from Green Building Store

Solar PV – 4.48kW in-roof Solar PV array with immersion switch and 7.0kW battery

Charging station for electric vehicle

Heating source – Air Source Heat Pump

Packaged Sewage Treatment Plant

Swn y Nant

Architects: Simmonds Mills

Foundation – custom passive slab with power floated reinforced concrete

Walls – Concrete block construction with Passive Purple spray on airtightness to inside, 250mm WBS EPS External wall insulation with Silicone Render

Roof – 400mm I-joists with exposed glulam ridge beams with reconstituted slate finish and Lindab gutters and downspouts

Insulation – Warmcel recycled cellulose to roof with Compacfoam for thermal breaks

Air tightness: Proclima air tightness tapes and membranes and Smartply Pro Passive

Intermediate floor – 300mm I-joists

Windows & doors – Triple Glazed Passivhaus from Green Building Store

Rooflights – Fakro

Soakaway for rainwater

Custom oak pergolas & beams

M&E:

MVHR – Paul Novus from Green Building Store

Solar – 4.48kW in-roof Solar PV array with immersion switch

Heating – Worcester Bosch gas boiler

EPC Rating: A

Air tightness: Average Air Changes per Hour 0.5/h @ 50Pa

Tim Hulse

Director

Contact details

tim.hulse@ecovertsolutions.co.uk