Nottingham HOUSE Brochure Ecobuild 2010

HOME OPTIMISING THE USE OF SOLAR ENERGY

A 40 strong team of students from The University of Nottingham are representing Britain in the first ever Solar Decathlon Europe – an international house building competition featuring the very latest in sustainable solar architecturewhich takes place in Madrid between June 18 and 27, 2010.

The Nottingham H.O.U.S.E (a family home optimising the use of solar energy) is competing against 19 other universities from across the world to design, build and test drive Europe’s most energy efficient home. Academics, researchers and students from the various disciplines in the Department of the Built Environment have partnered with a select group of industrial sponsors and specialist consultants to make the project possible.

This full-scale home is designed to the world’s most stringent design codes German Passivhaus Institute Design, UK Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6 (Zero-carbon), Lifetime Homes compliant & secured by design compliant.

This is the first time all these codes have been have been complied within a house of this type - this in itself is a massive challenge regardless of the fact we are using students to design and build it. It will be a fully functioning home which is UK building regulations compliant.

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The house has attracted major sponsorship from Saint Gobain - a world leader in the design, production and distribution of construction materials, plus a number of important players in the Built environment industry which are aiming to lead the way in the future of sustainable architecture.

The Nottingham H.O.U.S.E has many novel features to reduce energy such as a new low energy cooling system developed by the University and partners.

The home’s modular volumetric design allows it to be transported and assembled rapidly.

The house is travelling from Nottingham to London to be assembled for the first time at Ecobuild, the world’s largest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment, and from the beginning of June it will be taken to Madrid where the students have just one week to assemble it and landscape the garden before putting its low energy technologies to the test.

Organised and supported by the Ministry of Housing of the Spanish Government together with the US Department of Energy The Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 is judged on 10 separate areas of expertise.

• The architectural merit of their home • Industrialisation and market viability • Engineering and construction • Solar systems • Electrical energy balance • Comfort conditions • Communication and social awareness • Household functionality • Innovation • Sustainability

The competition aims to educate the general public on renewable energy, energy efficiency and the technologies available to help them reduce their energy consumption; to encourage the use of solar technologies; and to demonstrate that solar houses can be built without sacrificing energy efficiency or comfort, and that they can be both attractive and affordable.

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The Nottingham HOUSE has been designed for a small â&#x20AC;&#x153;starterâ&#x20AC;? family. In addition, it provides interesting and useful spaces to encourage and support family life.

Furthermore, it offers comfortable interior spaces regardless of the season, nor the time of year, by employing environmental strategies that minimize energy consumption.

Sustainability as a concept has been explored through the idea of treating the H.O.U.S.E as a module and using its repetition to form a continuous urban fabric. In doing so, this creates an extensive urban landscape.

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+02 ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

ACOUSTIC CEILING & WALL PANEL SYSTEMS GULL WING TRIPLE GLAZED SKYLIGHT

PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS

PTFE SHEERFILL V FABRIC ROOF MEMBRANE ALUMINIUM DOWN PIPES

ALUMINIUM CLADDING CHANNELS AND COPINGS

LOW ENERGY LIGHTING ECOS ORGANIC PAINTS EXPOSED PLYWOOD

ENGINEERED TIMBER CASSETTE STRUCTURES

SANITARYWARE & FITTINGS, SOLAR PANELS (AVANCIS)

THERMOWOOD CLADDING

MVHR UNIT

THERMAL & ACOUSTIC INSULATION + AIRTIGHTNESS MEMBRANE

SOIL AND DRAIN, AND RAINWATER SYSTEMS

RIGIDUR H LINING

GREY WATER RECYCLING UNIT

WORK SURFACES AND BAMBOO FLOOR

KITCHEN, GENERAL BUILDING MATERIALS, TOOL HIRE & PPE TM

MICROWATT CONTROL SYSTEMS

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BESPOKE TIMBER DOORS

GLASS BALUSTRADES

HOUSE TRANSPORTATION

CRANE OPERATIONS FUNDATIONS ON FINAL LOCATION

A prefabricated modular construction scheme was employed to enable an efficient and controlled construction process, as well as to facilitate its transport to the site using lorries.

Materials were chosen with regards to minimizing total energy consumptions and maintaining an inexpensive structural scheme. This also allows the student team to build the majority of the house, as well as providing alternative teaching methods.

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+03 SOLAR SYSTEMS Two types of solar energy systems have been developed in order to meet the house’s full energy demands • Solar Electric Energy Demand • Solar Thermal Energy Demand

daily Water budget

• Shower 50 Lt

Using a water budget that is specific to two people living in a house, it has been calculated that each person will require 50 litres of water at 60oC per day (which will be mixed with cold water afterwards). To obtain this, 9.45KWh/day will be required.

This requirement will be met using solar thermal energy technology. In this case, a 5m2 horizontal solar collector has been integrated into the roof.

• Dish washer 15 Lt • Washing machine 50 Lt

• Water for dinner party 15 Lt • Cooking 2.3 Lt

• Passive downdraught evaporative cooling 80 Lt

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Solar Thermal Technology Solar collector: 5m2 • Hot water for 2 people = 50 Lt / 60oC daily

• Lighting • Electrical appliances • Heating & Cooling

The energy balance analysis illustrated in the graph shows a surplus of electrical energy generated by the PV array when compared to the electrical energy demands of the house.

This surplus will be exported to the grid, allowing energy demands to be offset when they are not met by the PV array.

As a result, the house achieves full energy self-sufficiency.

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electrical energy balance graph

Lighting & appliances

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Top up water heating

Space conditioning

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Solar Electric Thecnology PV Array 24m2

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+05 COMFORT CONDITIONS

• Temperature • Humidity • Acoustic • Lighting • Air quality

Passive environmental design strategies have been incorporated into the design to provide a comfortable environment.

The building envelope is heavily insulated and the use of glazing is controlled to offer good daylight, to reduce summer gains and to maximize winter gains.

The PV array system on the roof prevents excess solar gains, and provides electricity to run the mechanical ventilation and heat recovery system. These systems are used for ventilation, heating, and cooling when passive methods are inappropriate.

In addition, a Passive Evaporative Cooling System has been developed in the double height space. These cooling strategy challenges will take their full effect in the Madrid summer.

• Winter Solstice

• Summer Solstice SHADOW ANALYSIS

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VENTILATION STRATEGY

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Lighting and appliances have the highest energy demands within the house.

As a result, a 24m2 PV array is incorporated on the roof to meet these electrical demands of a contemporary house.

Computer

Tumble dryer TV & DVD Dishwasher Dining

Washing machine Fridge & Freezer

Cooker & oven

One of the tasks consists in inviting fellow competitors to dinner to demonstrate the effectiveness and energy efficiency of the house, but also to share something special, so we invited SAT BAINS, a Nottingham based Michelin star chef and IAN DEXTER a Chelsea show award winner landscape designer to help us conceive a menu that can be sourced from the houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own garden blending british traditional ingredients with a spanish twist, all very inspiring!!!!

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For the last two years, The team has developed an intense communications strategy using a variety of marketing techniques and organising public activities to raise awareness and involve the project in the public eye. This has included workshops with Special Professors, participation at an event in Madrid, press events with the sponsors, etc.

A key element for disseminating the project has been our presence at various internet social networks, like facebook, twitter, blogs, etc

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PANELS AND DISPLAY CONTENTS (FIRST FLOOR): Room 02 L. Relevant images of all research projects presented M. Summary of projects, location map, main objectives of the research division (confirm data / source)

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Room 03 AND DISPLAY CONTENTS (GROUND FLOOR): PANELS N. PHDC - Brian Ford & Mirentxu Ulloa MAINLY IMAGES OF STUDENTS BUILDING THE HOUSE O.H Coolphase - David Etheridge PANEL SPONSORS ARE NAMED AND DESCRIBED AROUND THE HOUSE AXO VIEW P. I PulseSPONSORS Leakage Testing - Ed/ ALL Cooper J PLASMA 3 / SPONSORS INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF PANEL I

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Our participation at Ecobuild 2010 is key due to the massive attraction it represents, but also because the house is being assembled for the first time and officially presented to the public.

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ENTRANCE HALL / THE PROCESS / 2:00 CORNER / THE SYSTEMS, KITCHEN, ETC / 3:00 LIVING / THE EXPERIENCE / 3:00 COURTYARD / FINAL WORDS AND FURTHER CONSULTATION (SAINT GOBAIN PERSON) / 3:00 SUB GROUP WAITING AREA TO GO UPSTAIRS (ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL INTEREST) STAIRS TO GET TO 1ST FLOOR STAND EXIT

Projection or 4 A1 portrait posters containing finished interiors renders

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Room 04 Q. CCS in building materials - Mercedes Maroto-Valer (confirm location) R. Microwave exfoliation of vermiculite – Chris Dodds (confirm location) S. ETC – Keith Baker (confirm location) T. Relevant MSc programmes/Faculty/UoN info – Jill Minter

POSSIBLE BOYS MADRID CASUAL/CONSTRUCTION ATTIRE

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+08 INDUSTRIALIZATION & MARKET VIABILITY Our approach is orientated towards starter families, which happens to be a major requirement into the UK today. The design is a two-storey solution, which acts as part of a housing system that could potentially generate extensive urban landscapes. More specifically, each module could either form half of a semi-detached house or be part of a terrace, as well as continuing to provide each family with a private outdoor space.

The environmental strategies developed allow the house to be used in a widerange of geographical contexts, either within the UK or throughout Europe. As a result, the chosen construction system is highly industrialized and employs a modular system which can be prefabricated, packaged and transported to a variety of sites. Nevertheless, it continues to sustain an efficient and controlled construction process.

Animation used in a promotional video showing the journey of the house from Nottigham to Madrid

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The house is designed as a system that can be used in many different climatic contexts, therefore enhancing its market viability. Its systems can be adapted so that the house can perform efficiently in the southern conditions of Europe (Madrid), where the double height space is used for passive cooling through the evaporative system, as well as in the North of Europe (Nottingham), where the same space is used for passive ventilation through the stack effect.

An integral part of the Nottingham House design was the decision to create a two-story building that is “L” shaped on plan in order to provide a courtyard garden. This external space provides shading in summer and a focus for the public areas of the house. Furthermore, it allows the family to grow some of its own food, which often forms a large part of the family’s energy footprint.

Environmental design stategies Summer Day

Summer Night

Spring Day

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These two aspects of the contest represent the strategic components of the proposal compared to the preceding 8 aspects and therefore are evaluated together.

Grouping possibilities The possibility of being able to form groups of the house enables the creation of sustainable communities and would therefore boost the use of systems and strategies.

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Winter Day

Winter Night

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Institutional sponsors:

Solar Decathlon Europe Corporate sponsor:

The University of Nottingham

Faculty of Engineering

Saint-Gobain is the world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of construction materials, and is committed to meeting the fundamental challenges facing society today of growth, energy and the environment.

Some of the UK and Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best known and respected companies, including those highlighted below, are part of Saint-Gobain. Together they offer high performance products and systems that can help to deliver low and zero carbon homes and buildings, as demonstrated in the Nottingham HOUSE.

Avancis

British Gypsum

Ecophon

Graham

Photovoltaic Systems

Rigidur H Lining

Acoustic Ceiling & Wall Panel Systems

Sanitaryware and fittings, solar panels (Avancis)

International Decorative Surfaces

International Timber

Isover

Jewson

Work surfaces & bamboo floor

Thermowood cladding & external decking

Thermal and Acoustic Insulation

Kitchen, general building materials, tool hire and PPE

Pasquill

Saint-Gobain PAM

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics

Solaglas

Engineered Timber cassette structures

Soil and drain, and rainwater systems

PTFE covering

Windows and doors + Gull wing skylight & balustrades

Marley Alutec

Aluminium downpipes

Netta

FSC Timber, 6x12mm BB grade birch ply

Consultancy sponsors (project Partners): Saint-Gobain

Building technologies and materials consultant

Marsh & Grochowski Architects

Architecture detailing and building control

Dewhurst MacFarlane and partners

Consulting structural and façade engineers

Max Fordham Consulting Engineers

M&E engineering

Davis Langdon

Quantity survey and cost estimation

Evoenergy

Photovoltaic systems

MicroWatt

Consulting microelectronics and software engineers

Microwatt

Control Systems & monitoring

Photonstar

Low Energy Lighting

Ecoplay

Grey water recycling system

Greenwood Airvac

MVHR unit

Vaillant

equipment

SIKA

Sarnafil single ply PVC roof membrane

Roger Bullivant

Foundations for house on final location

Birmingham Powder Coaters

Polyester Powder Coating to aluminium flashings and copings

Inbuilt

Crown Aluminium

Fabrication of aluminium flashing details

Performance assessment consultancy

Nick Whitehouse MBE

Engineering consultant

ECOS Organic Paints Interior finishing for Rigidur boards AM Profiles

Aluminum profiles

Logistics sponsors: Logistics, transportation of the house DHL Supply Chain

Roger Bullivant HSS

Crane operations in association with Crane Hire Solutions Ltd

Skates and equipment hire

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Other construction sponsors:

Communications sponsors: Ecobuild

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Sat Bains

Menu design & Executive Chef

Lime Orchard (Ian Dexter)

Landscaping design

Philip Lee

Food technologies

CG Vision (Ed Collard)

Video

Eight days a week printing solutions

Brochure printing

John e Wrights printers

Posters printing

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