Ecological Renovations - Public Lecture
- Details
- Category: Green Building Archive
Renovating
period houses for energy efficiency and a healthy environment
Thursday 19 March | 7pm | €25 |10% discount for Cultivate & ÉASCA Members |
Cultivate Centre | Essex St West | Temple Bar | Bookings: 01 674 5773
Architect
Joseph Little follows on with an exploration of the best practice for extending and renovating a house to
improve its energy efficiency and to create a healthy environment in which to
live.
The details specified for the Moyer renovation include:
- Highly insulated warm roof
construction using recycled slate achieving a U-value of 0.1
- 200mm of rendered external
insulation applied to existing 600mm walls to achieve a U-value of 0.15
- Triple glazed airtight windows
with a U-value of 0.8 across both glazing and timber frame
- Careful detailing at all
junctions to minimise and avoid cold bridging
- Air tightness membrane in roof
and all junctions with openings
- Breathable internal wall finish
using traditional like plaster
- Highly insulated floor slab
with under floor heating partially provided from solar panels
- Careful consideration of wall,
floor and roof build up to ensure no penetration of air tightness membrane
by service installation
- Provision for small windows on
east and west facing elevations, with optional future shading to large
sough facing window to avoid over heating in summer
- Blower door airtightness tests
