Ingeborg Eek's house is a beautifully located by the lake at Södra Wixen, near Eksjö. It was built by Stefans Bygg, a local building contractor, and designed by the architect Hans Eek. The frame was constructed in accordance with EPRO, a system using lightweight beams and loose-fill insulation.
The airtightness test showed the house to be more airtight than the passive house requirement. The house is mechanically ventilated with heat recovery. A waterbone heating coil is mounted in the fresh air supply duct. Solar panels and a waterjacketed wood-burning stove provide the house with hot water.
In the first year, energy consumption was 6100 kWh, including the running of the water pump and sewage treatment plant:
- household electricity approx. 2500 kWh
- fans, pumps approx. 500 kWh
- sewage treatment plant, water purification and pump approx. 2100 kWh
- electricity for construction approx. 1000 kWh
Energy consumption is expected to be approx. 5000 kWh/year in the future. Certified as a passive house in accordance with the Swedish specification of requirements.
Meets the criterion from FEBY
(www.energieffektivabyggnader.se)
info(at)passivhuscentrum.se