Design Concepts
These are the design concepts that I am considering:-
- Very low energy use, lower than a Passive House or Code 6 CSH
- Maximise solar contribution to water heating using the inevitable excess for heating by utilising an interseasonal thermal store
- Build tight and ventilate right
- Heavyweight construction - maximum ability to store solar gains and minimum temperature fluctuations
- High comfort - very low energy demand
- Triple glazed windows
- Mitigation of thermal bridging by design
- Nuts and bolts
Ideals
These are the ideals I hope to achieve for my house:-
- No heating system
- Comfortable to live in and low maintainence
- Achieve very airtight construction
- Use recycled agregrate blocks
- Rain water recycling
- Not to pay any fees or costs for certification
- Monitor house energy use and temperatures
- Not to have any polluting energy appliances in the house
- To provide a life time quality home for myself and my wife
- To involve myself fully in the project