Passivhaus design
Many of us are becoming increasingly aware of our energy consumption - and, by extension, the costs. If you’re starting a new chapter and designing a self build home to match, a Passivhaus is the perfect stamp of approval. Your home will be designed to your requirements, blending your aesthetic with a high-performance oak framed structure that contributes to a sustainable future.
What is Passivhaus?
What is Passivhaus?
A Passivhaus is an ultra-energy-efficient building design. They utilise insulation, airtightness, high-performance windows, and passive solar gain to minimise your home's energy consumption.
A home built to Passivhaus standards maintains consistent indoor temperatures without heavy reliance on active heating or cooling. This will significantly reduce your carbon emissions while ensuring superior comfort and indoor air quality. Your home will provide that extra layer of confidence in terms of sustainability and efficiency.
What are the benefits of Passivhaus to me and my design?
What are the benefits of Passivhaus to me and my design?
Choosing to build a Passivhaus offers you substantial energy savings (up to 90%), resulting in lower utility bills and long-term cost-efficiency. It also provides exceptional comfort while reducing your environmental impact and ensuring a healthy living environment for you and your family.
Insulating your Passivhaus
Insulating your Passivhaus
Your home will be insulated with our premium WrightWall and WrightRoof pre-insulated panel system, enhancing your structure’s performance and keeping you as warm - or cool - as you need throughout the year.
Your panels will be prefabricated off-site in our workshops, speeding up your project process as you’re not affected by weather conditions or other external factors. You can always pop in to see your frame come to life and see the difference our system will make to your home.
As this wraps around your oak frame, WrightWall and WrightRoof Natural acts as a bespoke system that enhances the thermal efficiency of your Passivhaus, keeping those energy bills down while you stay warm throughout the year.
The steps to designing your Passivhaus
From initial design to certification
From initial design to certification
AeroBarrier
Reduce your bills and create an energy-efficient home
Reduce your bills and create an energy-efficient home
You want a home in which you can relax, wrap yourself up in a blanket and feel toasty and snug. This feeling applies to your oak frame, too. The last thing you want are drafts imposing on your warm space. Your Passivhaus design can include Aerobarrier - a water-based sealant that ensures complete airtightness throughout your home.
This sealant is sprayed onto your home as a mist - one that seeps towards visible leaks and seals them up, preventing any cold air from seeping through while also allowing for breathability. Think of Aerobarrier as a quick and simple way of creating a better living environment for you and your family.
Our Passivhaus builds
Delivering beautiful oak framed homes to Passivhaus energy-efficiency standards
Delivering beautiful oak framed homes to Passivhaus energy-efficiency standards
Take a tour around an oak frame Passivhaus
Take a tour around an oak frame Passivhaus
Designing homes for you, your family, and our planet
Designing homes for you, your family, and our planet
An oak home is known for its beauty and warmth. Your Passivhaus will elevate these elements and create a structure that will stand the test of time. Your home will be carefully crafted to blend functionality and high performance with your vision, leaving you with an innovative yet welcoming home that’s completely tailored to your needs.
If you’d love to design your own Passivhaus with us here at Oakwrights, take a look through our case studies and guides for inspiration, and speak to us whenever you’re ready to get started.
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