Technical data on penguins

The e4 Brick HouseTM: Healthy, Sustainable, Affordable Stephanie Palmer stephanie.palmer@wienerberger.co.uk

69% energy efficiency

63% daylight

28%

51% size of rooms

noise disturbance

92% of the LHDG recommended size

What do buyers look for?

Environmental  Low energy  Low embodied carbon  Low water use

Social  Healthy materials  Promotes wellbeing

Economic  Purchase cost  Low maintenance

Wienerberger manfactures primary elements of the building envelope: Bricks

Clay pavers

Roof tiles Porotherm

Energy  Efficient materials: Manufacture & Performance  Efficient fittings & systems  CfSH equiv. Level 4 (without renewables)

Economy  Affordable to construct, buy and live in

 Durable by material and design

Environment  BES 6001  BRE Green Guide  Low water usage  CfSH equiv. Level 4

Emotion

Emotion Thermal Comfort 

Regulated by high thermal mass materials

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Overheating prevented by passive cooling

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Temperature gauges in each room allow occupant control + smart metering

Air Quality 

Humidity controlled by clay materials and natural ventilation

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Low VOC materials used

Emotion Space 

51% of people ranked the size of rooms as being the most important factor in a home (Future Homes Commission, 2011)

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Compliant with LHDG (3 bed, 5 person) floor area of 96m2

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Layout promotes interaction with other in habitants

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Adaptable design for changing needs

Emotion Light 

63% of people ranked high levels of daylight as being important in a home (Future Homes Commission, 2012) DAYLIGHT FACTORS

CfSH Guidance

E4 Brick House

2%

4.2%

1.5%

4.2%

Master Bedroom

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3%

Bedroom 1

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1.7%

Kitchen

Living Room

Why Clay?

Non-toxic and allergen free Resistant to mould and rot Comfortable temperature Fire resistant Flood resilient

Life span of +150 years Low embodied carbon

Cost effective to heat Cost effective to maintain End-of-life options

e4 Showhouse e4 at BRE Innovation Park, Watford Rainwater harvesting system Sandtoft PV48 solar array Wall U-value = 0.18 Roof U-value = 0.1-0.11 Design air permeability = 3.5 Estimated energy cost per year = ÂŁ229.64

e4 Design Versatility

The e4 Brick HouseTM: Healthy, Sustainable, Affordable e4@wienerberger.co.uk stephanie.palmer@wienerberger.co.uk