new build SELECTED PROJECT DETAILS Clients: Cheryl Hitchcock & Dudley Thompson Architect: Eco Arc Passive House Architects M&E engineer: Alan Clarke Main contractor: B&H Construction Timber frame: Eden Insulation Civil & Structural engineers: Tweddell & Slater PHPP & passive house design: Alan Clarke, Eco Arc Mechanical contractor: Eco Heat Electrical contractor: Westmoreland Electrical Passive house certifier: Warm Airtightness tester: Aldas Wall & roof insulation: Eden Insulation Wood fibre insulation: Ecological Building Systems Floor insulation: Isoquick Airtightness products: Ecological Building Systems Windows & doors: Ecohaus Internorm Heat pump: Thomas Armstrong Renewable Energy Wood burning stove: Morso MVHR: Green Building Store Solar PV: SunDog
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(clockwise from top right) The Eden Insulation timber frame panels before being brought to site; DurĂŠlis vapour block board, fitted internally to the panels, provides airtightness and vapour control; internal airtightness taping around windows; pro clima Solitex Fronta Humida membrane installed over the timber frame structure, which was further protected by an external layer of blockwork; erection of the timber frame, with the first panels being lifted into place; the Isoquick insulated foundation system eliminates thermal bridges between the ground floor and walls.
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