Located just outside of Huntsville, Ontario this will be the first Certified Passive House Rammed Earth project. James Blackman is the owner/builder of this inspirational building who is the co-founder of Tapial Homes, specializing in high performing Rammed Earth construction. This project is pushing the boundaries of natural, foam-free construction. The walls, roof and slab will be insulated with Roxul, and Foamglass will provide the thermal break below the interior Rammed Earth wall.
| STANDARD | Passive House | |
| LOCATION | Huntsville, ON | |
| TYPE | Attached Single Family | |
| YEAR COMPLETED | 2015 | |
| PROJECT TEAM | ||
| PH CONSULTANT | Stephen Magneron (Homesol Building Solutions) smagneron@homesol.ca |
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| DESIGNER/BUILDER | James Blackman (Tapial Homes) james@tapialhomes.com www.tapialhomes.com |
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| STRUCTURAL ENGINEER | Tim Krahn (Building Alternatives Inc.) built.alternatives@gmail.com http://www.buildalt.com/ |
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| LIVING AREA | 2,269 ft² | |
| HEAT DEMAND | 15.9 kWH/(m².a) | |
| HEATING LOAD | 8,500 BTU/hr | |
| COOLING DEMAND | 1.4 kWh/(m².a) | |
| PRIMARY ENERGY | 80 kWh/(m².a) | |
| AIR TIGHTNESS | At design stage | |
| VOLUME | 21,739 ft³ | |
| SLAB | Concrete/Roxul | R-57 |
| ABOVE GRADE WALLS | 6” RE/15” Roxul/8” RE | R-66 |
| CEILING | Wood truss/Cellulose/Roxul | R-120 |
| VENTILATION | Zehnder Paul Novus 300 | Eff. 93% |
| WINDOWS | Klearwall Eco-Therm 90+ | SHGC = 0.61 Ug = 0.60 W/(m²K) |
| HEATING/COOLING | TBD | |
| HOT WATER | TBD | |
| RENEWABLES | TBD | |