The exterior render board has now been fixed to the building & the seams between the sheets rendered; this sits proud of the building bu about 50mm which will allow us to run any services e.g. lighting wiring, along the outside of the building concealed. The flat roofs are also going in , just need to make sure the drip for the cap is away from the render & the metal cills below. Inside the insulation ( the fibreglass batts) on the exterior walls has been fully installed, the exterior walls are now being airtighted with OSB & Siga airtight tape. If you've not seen airtightness tape before this is an amazing product - super sticky & lasts for decades apparently
Also received my Passive House Institute Certification as a Passive House Consultant today following the exam in December - it was an excellent course covering the design principles and details of such low energy house design
Started in late 2010 we are self building ( i.e. no main contractor) a Passive House which will be certified Passivehaus from the Passivhaus Institute (www.passiv.de) in Germany. Using passive design, detailing, construction and techniques that are novel in the indigenous construction scene, has its highs & lows - these are our observations & learnings o
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Monday, March 7, 2011
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