Our homeowners had researched a lot of building options but kept coming back to the need for high insulation, air tightness and an MHRV.
This house is a second dwelling for our homeowners who also live through the extreme temperatures Hanmer can experience. This construction method, using passive house principles, will enable a more constant temperature throughout the year and manage humidity. Already they are reporting frosty days but indoor temperatures of 20.7oC with no heating.
It is a simple shape which makes it much more thermally efficient and has less need to manage thermal highways, it is also comparably cost effective. The design makes the most of the use of SIPs with its high raking ceilings.