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Energy Plus House Weber - highest energy efficiency in the tension between tradition and modernity
The tension between tradition and modernity is to be shown and exemplarily solved on the example of the historic farmhouse "vulgo Weber". The object is to be converted into an energy plus house with an exceptionally holistic approach and also thought as a demonstration object for a broad public through the touristic use of the house.
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EnergiePlusHausWeber - höchste Energieeffizienz im Spannungsfeld zwischen Tradition und Moderne
Das Spannungsfeld zwischen Tradition und Moderne soll am Beispiel des historischen Bauernhauses "vulgo Weber" aufgezeigt und vorbildlich gelöst werden. Das Objekt soll zu einem EnergiePlusHaus mit außergewöhnlich gesamtheitlichem Ansatz umgebaut und als Demonstrationsobjekt einer breiten Öffentlichkeit durch die touristische Nutzung des Hauses nahegebracht werden.
Project description / tasks
Status
ongoing
Summary
Starting point / motivation
Contents of the project is to accomplish the problem of exploitation of local cultural or historically significant, but problematic constructional or low quality buildings and its improvement to "Energy Plus"- or passive houses - on the basis of the concrete object of demonstration "Energy Plus House Weber". Even in buildings of the post-war period - which are already more or less the style of modernism and their thermal restoration, at least from an aesthetic viewpoint hardly cause problems, but usually even make improvements - we encounter boundaries of what is technically feasible and economically recoverable.
Contents and Goals
The selected project for this program is to be seen insofar ideal as a demonstration example, since both the whole issue of remediation of massive buildings (ground floor stone structure) as well as timber construction (upper floor wood beam walls) are treated, processed and brought to a solution. In the specific case of the lead "Energy Plus House Weber - Tradition with a Future", the following project objectives are to be achieved:
- Floor plan restructuring to meet a contemporary use
- High-quality thermal rehabilitation and upgrading to the Energy Plus House, in spite of:
- Maintainance or improvement of the historic, rural character
- Use of resources and energy gained from the environment (Energy Plus)
- Achievement of construction biology principles for the highest welfare
- Geomantic examination and monitoring of the building project
- The idea of the Energy Plus House is extended to the Energy Plus Area.
Methods of treatment
The project management, which was acquired by architect Ronacher himself, will guarantee a controlled and respectful action on the schedule time. Through several tools of project management it is possible, to analyze the project's progress by target / actual comparisons. The method of work packages will focus on the substantive topics. In regular workshops and project meetings the required coordination and accordingly the measures for the next steps are taken.
Expected results / conclusions
Starting date: The project was foreseen to be launched in early October 2009. Within the project management have been on the one hand established at project start the structures within the interoffice workflow of the applicant.
As-built drawings: The as-built drawings of the facility are complete. The building structure and static conditions were investigated, the results are available.
Design process: Based on the ideas of submission of this project and the results of previously done as-built planning the design process began in early November 2009. The attic, for reasons of statics, functionality and energy will be re-established completely. Only this implies the possibility to establish the outset planned seminar room on the south side completely column-free and to create the optimal conditions for an Energy Plus House.
Additional buildings on the Energy Plus House Weber: In order to optimally cope the intended functions of the project two annexes transverse to the main object were developed within the design process - an open Carport on the western side as well as a permaculture greenhouse in the east. But since the content of the whole concept of the area is the setting-up of a permaculture, the obvious idea for establishing a glass greenhouse - which should not need any additional energy other than the entry of solar energy - was a purely south-facing "carrier surface" for thermal collectors and photovoltaic systems.
Conclusion: Overall, it can be stated that the inventory and analysis is complete, the concept creation to the different priorities based on the guiding principle, the geomantic studies taking into account aspects of organic architecture, design planning is largely done and the most important decisions for the implementation of the project have been taken.
Highlight: The highlight of the recent studies is the recognition that through a field trial of our project partner, Dr. Buxbaum, was found that it seems feasible to upgrade the physical construction, the 60 cm strong stone walls, thermally through a 30 cm thick cellulose interior insulation, without having fear of condensation problems. This finding was possible only by conducting a field experiment at the FH Kärnten in Spittaln / Drau, as the computational results of interior insulation in this strength, would not have allowed this exceptional thermal remediation.
Project partners
Project management
Architekt DI Dr. Herwig Ronacher
Project or cooperation partner
- Statics / building physics: DI Peter Pabinger
- Energy efficiency / building physics: Dr. Christoph Buxbaum
- Facade- / floorelements / building equipement: Weißenseer Holz-System-Bau GmbH
- Geomancy: DI Birgit Berger-Zintl
Contact address
Architekten Ronacher
Arch. Dipl.Ing. Dr. Herwig Ronacher, Arch. Dipl.Ing Andrea Ronacher
Khünburg 86, A-9620 Hermagor
Tel.: +43 (4282) 3585-0
Fax: +43 (4282) 3585-35
E-Mail: office@architekten-ronacher.at
