Zero Carbon, Energy positive Passive House in Mullingar use BioBased 501 - As seen on ‘About The House’

 

Client : Patrick & Niamh Daly

Objective : Patrick Daly and his family set themselves a target of constructing Ireland's first zero carbon, zero energy home at Clonkill, Co. Westmeath.

Solution : The breathable wall and roof build ups exceed passive standard by utilising BioBased 501s spray foam insulation to a thickness of 400mm in a twin stud timber frame construction designed to reduce the effects of thermal bridging, giving excellent U-Values without compromising on wall or roof breathability.The external 140mm timber frame stud was finished on the outside with a rendered woodfibre board. Using an additional 89mm internal stud in conjunction with an internal cavity allowed for greater insulation thickness.

BioBased 501 fully certified foam insulation was applied to the full stud depth and was then shaved flush with the adjacent timbers to allow for fixing of the internal lining. By using this arrangement Patrick managed to achieve a Q50 airtightness result of 0.37. Patrick has succeeded in designing and constructing a 250m2 house which has been rated energy positive to the tune of 27kWh/m2/ annum meaning his house will generate excess energy.

In February of this year Peter Woodcock of BioBased Insulation received an email from Patrick summing up his achievement.  

Perfect Day for Ireland First Energy Positive House

Its only 5 degrees outside but sun is shining and we are producing 4500 kW of electricity and 3000 kW of hot water…… and it's a cosy 23 degrees inside

Buildings don't need to gobble up tones of energy!

Design and Build Positive!

A comprehensive article (“On the Plus Side”) detailing Patrick’s construction can be viewed on the Construct Ireland website.