If you are looking to build a home in the Blue Mountains that will reduce your utility expenses and carbon footprint, consider a passive home by Split Building.
Passive houses are designed and built to be highly sustainable and energy efficient. These structures maintain temperature without cooling and heating systems, thanks to their airtightness and thermal efficiency.
Highly Energy Efficient
Passive homes seek to minimise heat loss while maximising heat retention. You can save up to 70% more on energy consumption than conventional building methods. Even during a power surge, the temperature in a passive home remains unchanged for a long time.
Durable Construction
These homes provide an environment free of condensation and mould thanks to smart building technologies, design excellence, and tested building science.
Cost-Effective
A passive home might require a higher initial investment, but because they do not need conventional-sized heating and cooling systems, money that would have been spent on those systems can instead be used to install durable building components. It also saves on long-term expenses of heating bills and maintenance costs.
Cheaper to Maintain
As passive homes do not rely heavily on HVAC systems, they require simple mechanical systems that are easy to maintain.
Better Air Quality
Our passive homes in the Blue Mountains purge the indoor air of odours, pollens, dust, contaminants, and excess moisture through a Heat Recovery System while bringing in the fresh air.
Airtightness
Simply put, airtightness is the ability to regulate airflow within a structure. This is made possible by ensuring that all cracks and crevices are sealed and that the house has few openings, preventing unexpected warm air loss and cold air intrusion.
Thermal Insulation
Insulation creates a barrier between the interior and external climates of the house to significantly improve indoor comfort and reduce the possibility of problems like condensation, which can encourage mould growth that poses a serious health concern.
Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery
With this ventilation system, you can maintain the best indoor air quality without having to constantly open windows or doors. Mechanical heat ventilation systems can filter all the air being sent into the house while also recovering heat and cold that would otherwise be lost.
High-Performance Windows
Windows for passive home building optimise the amount of solar radiation that enters the home. Each window is double or triple-glazed to keep cold weather conditions from affecting temperatures inside the home. Each window’s size is modified to its location depending on the amount of heat it receives.
Elimination of Thermal Bridges
A thermal bridge is the vulnerable part of a building that creates a “thermal highway”, which essentially eliminates many of the climate control advantages of the other principles and can lead to the recurrence of unpleasant condensation and mould problems.
If an energy-efficient home is what you’re after, our dedicated team of architects and designers at Split Building will craft a passive home design that will guarantee high thermal performance, durability and low maintenance.
