Soeder Passive House Bechtelsville, PA
RICHARD PEDRANTI ARCHITECT
Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA) is a full service architecture firm serving the Upper Delaware River Region as well as Philadelphia and New York. Since 1998, we have been creating environments that combine our client’s unique values with the extraordinary natural landscape of our region. Located in the historic village of Milford, Pennsylvania, RPA specializes in Passive House and high performance buildings putting modern building science to work creating beautiful, healthy, comfortable, and energy efficient buildings.
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Soeder Residence Location
Bechtelville, PA
Size
2,600 sqft
Photogropher
Rick Wright Photography
DESCRIPTION The Soeder Residence is central Pennsylvania’s first house designed to meet the rigorous Passive House standard. The sloping site is in an open field with pastoral views to the south. The owners wanted a home for retirement and pursuing lifelong projects and hobbies. DESIGN Separated into three parts, house / garage / shop, the elements are composed around a historic Pennsylvania limekiln to the west and a mountain view to the east. The forms are simple and rustic recalling the agricultural farms throughout the region. The house has an open kitchen, dining, and living space to the south with master suite to the east and service spaces to the north. The second floor is bedrooms, storage, and workspace. The shop is a 2-story barn structure with open plan to facilitate a variety of projects including car restoration, boat building, as well as wood and metal fabrication.
“My wife and I wanted to build a new home that would suit us now and into retirement. I also wanted to achieve a high level of sustainability and take advantage of the latest building technology. Richard provided a clear path to meet these challenging goals and designed a home that fits perfectly in the rustic rural Pennsylvania landscape.� Shawn Soeder, engineer and homeowner 5
SPH-DATA
SOEDER PASSIVE HOUSE THE SOEDER PASSIVE HOUSE IS BERKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA'S FIRST CERTIFIED PASSIVE HOUSE AND PRECERTIFIED WITH THE PASSIVE HOUSE INSTITUTE US.
HERS RATING AND AIR TIGHTNESS $800
PROJECT INFORMATION BECHTELSVILLE, PA
SIZE
2,600 SQFT
CLIMATE ZONE
5 / 6 COLD
HERS CONSTRUCTION
30 COMPLETE 2016
EXTRA COST FOR PH
$16/SQFT
MODELING TOOLS
PHPP / REMRATE
PV TO NET ZERO
6KW TO 8KW
PLUG LOADS 10%
4.75 KBTU/(FT2YR)
HEAT LOAD
2.84 BTU/(FT2HR)
PRIMARY ENERGY
34.5 KBTU/(FT2YR)
AIR TIGHTNESS
0.10ACH@50Pa
TREATED FLOOR AREA
2,440 SQFT
HOT WATER
17%
$500 $400 PASSIVE HOUSE
TYPICAL HOUSE
$
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$1,406 YR $117 MO $3.90 DAY
$2,800 YR $233 MO $7.76 DAY
$300 $99 $159
PASSIVE HOUSE ENERGY CRITERIA
COOLING 6%
67%
$600
$200
ANNUAL HEAT DEMAND
HEATING
$700
COST PER YEAR
LOCATION
$862
$100 $0
$117 HEATING
COOLING
HOT WATER
PLUG LOADS
OPERATING EXPENSE
CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS FLOOR
R=42
CRAWL SPACE
WALLS
R=60
2X4 WALL PLUS TJI
ROOF
R=100
ENERGY TRUSS
WINDOWS
R=7
INTUS EFORTE
512 N
933
VENTILATION
ZEHNDER ERV
HEATING AND COOLING
MITSUBISHI ASHP
DOMENSTIC HOT WATER
GE HWHP
2780
ENVELOPE AREA TO TFA
3
SURFACE AREA TO VOLUME
32
ENVELOPE AREA TO GLAZING
14%
SOUTH GLAZING
51%
ENCLOSURE R VALUE
38.5
KBTU/YR
KBTU/YR
1724
NORTH
EAST WEST
EAST WEST 4587
RPA PASSIVE HOUSE MORPHOLOGY
RICHARD PEDRANTI ARCHITECT
9,876
NORTH 423
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
10,011
1576
SOUTH
SOUTH
7352 LOSSES
GAINS
GLAZING SOLAR GAINS AND LOSSES BY ORIENTATION COPYRIGHT 2015 RICHARD PEDRANTI ARCHITECT
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