Passive Design Text

Aseer Intiser

Passive Design Text

Our house includes the latest in Passive design which indicates sustainability and self sufficient home that generates the overall idea of “Green Housing”. The house has a lot of features that takes advantage of passive design and looks spectacular at the same time

We have included:

Wind Turbines
- The helix S322 2-kW vertical- axis wind generators provides smooth power and torque delivery across a broad range of wind speeds and withstands difficult physical environments. The generator produces usable power at 11.1 mph with optimum wind speed of 15.6mph. The modular units are scalable; this unit is 10 ft, 10in tall with a 4ft by 8.66 ft rotor dimension.

Solar Electric
- The 5.4 kW PV system, consisting of 24 Sun Power of SPR-225-BLK solar panels, is expected to generate an annual output of 4119 kWh per year. The system also includes a Sun Power SPR-6000m inverter and a Sun Power lifetime monitoring system.

Green Roof
- The 1000 square foot vegetated roof consist of 2ft by 4ft trays filled with growing medium and a selection of sedums chosen especially for the location and condition. Rainwater harvesting uses a 3000 gallon cistern located under the garage for irrigation of the sites and the green roof.

Window Flashing
- VaproFlashing, Factory Formed Corners and a VaproSillSaver are engineered to prevent moisture intrusion around windows and doors. 3D Factory Formed Corners are manufactured using a patented breathable membrane fabric with each corner formed using an ultra sonic welding process; this eliminates weak joints compared to traditional heat welding, which can caused leaking, the flashing is precut for easy installation. VaproSillSavers, the flashings are also 100% recyclable.

SIPs (Structural insulated panels)
- The floor, walls, and roof of the house were built with the features of SIPs. Features expanded polystyrene foam sandwiched between two sheets of oriented strand board (OSB). The R-24 wall panels were custom- made based on the projects house plans, including pre-cut window and door openings and pre-drilled electrical chases. Building with SIPs will save you time, money and labor