subject: Sustainable Housing For Northern Europe [print this page] Each options involve the attic gentle of present housing structures. Whereas Atika is designed to be placed above the roof terrace of houses with specific Mediterranean, Soltag is a modular structure for attic residence buildings, which can be repeated throughout the size of the constructing without adversely affecting the image. The two foremost modules are adjoining, with a total area of 84 sq. meters, containing residing and dining, entry area, working entrance of the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. The high roof with a slope of 45 levels helps to seize as much daylight and allows a central supante detached from the walls. The function of the loft, including the technical area where solar heaters are placed, guarantee house energy independence. Whereas the steel structure of the roof structure is hidden to avoid chilly bridges, picket beams and panels stay apparent within the inside and contribute to a cushty space.
Roof home windows allow natural light to penetrate to the center room, whereas offering visibility to the outside regular glazing. Home windows in the north are different from these facing glazing to the south, to optimize vitality and absorbed mild and minimize warmth loss. The whole glazed space reaches 28% of the useful area, in contrast with an standard charge of 10-15%. Roof home windows blinds are doubled with cloth at inside, operated by remote management, while the vertical glazing residing areas are shaded white outer covers. Solar panels, modulated by large windows, are integrated between them, maintaining a consistent picture of galvanized roofing. With an area of 2 sq. meters, they're ample to supply sizzling water and underfloor heating. The strips are stitched envelope, stuffed with strips of photovoltaic cells with a total space of 17.5 sq. meters, tailored to any flat or curved panel that gives power, pumps and ventilation system with heat restoration including in winter.
Thermal energy is transmitted to a central offering sizzling water and underfloor heating. The roof accommodates insulating layers with a thickness of 40 cm and a layer of air ventilated chilly air is sucked to the bottom, heat circulating on the board underneath the roof and is then used to power boiler working more efficiently . The general look of the facades and the roof is uniform and neutral: sandwich panels-galvanized and completed with thermally environment friendly glazing that allows adaptation to collective housing in any period.
Independence from the constructing heating system supplies better adaptability to conditions that will arise in the city environment. The one utilities to be related to the house are the electrical grid and water for every day consumption. Soltag modules can be utilized as individual dwellings located at floor level on concrete foundations, additionally utilizing unconventional options, akin to floating platforms.
