Keynote presented on behalf of Architype UK at the second South Pacific Passive House Conference, Melbourne, February 2016.
Presentation covered:
- Pre-Passivhaus Schools designed by Architype
- Passivhaus Schools 1.0
- Learning from the first generation of Passivhaus Schools
- Passivhaus Schools 2.0
- Monitoring the first and second generation of Passivhaus Schools
- Passivhaus Schools 3.0
- Passivhaus University
26. GROUND FLOOR
Total Gross Internal Area
1427.6 Sq m
CANOPY CANOPY
CANOPY CANOPY
NURSERY
TOILETS
RECEPTION
TOILETS
B
SHOWER TROLLEY Nom. 1950 x 750mm
A
B
C
A
C
KEY
TEACHING AREAS
STAFF AREAS
AUXILLARY AREAS
STORAGE
MULTI-USE AREAS
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
CIRCULATION
NURSERY
79.3m!
RECEPTION
PE. STORE
STAGE/
SPECIAL
STORE
9.8
CENTRAL
STOCK
ROOM
ACC.
TOILET
ACC.
TOILET
REPRO.
COMMU.
STORE
SPEC.
STORE
4.5
COMMUNITY
ROOM
YEAR 3 YEAR 4
YEAR 5YEAR 6
KITCHEN
SERVERY/
CHAIR
STORE
INTERVIEW
ROOM
8.3
GROUP ROOM
SENco
HYGIENE
ROOM
MAIN
HALL
YEAR 1 YEAR 2
KS2
BOYS
TOILETS
9.1
KS2
GIRLS
TOILETS
9.1
SPECIAL
STORE
12.5
GROUP
ROOM
KS1
BOYS
TOILETS
KS1
GIRLS
TOILETS
SOFT
READING
AREA
LIBRARY
AREA
ICT
AREA
PRACTICAL
AREA
FOOD
TECHNOLOGY
READING
AREA
OFFICE
DRY
STORE
TOILET
LOBBY
LOCKERS LOCKERS LOCKERS LOCKERS
LOCKERS LOCKERS
LOCKERS
STAFFROOM
FOOD PREP
STO.
1.1
GENERAL
OFFICE
SEN
THERAPY/
MI ROOM
HEAD
OFFICE/
MEETING
ROOM
MAIN
RECEPTION/
WAITING AREA
18.1
Possiblefuturefoldingpartition
LOBBY
6.7
OPENING
ROOF LIGHT
BARRIER
MATTING
WET
AREA
BARRIER
MATTING
WET
AREABARRIER
MATTING
WET
AREA
BARRIER
MATTING
WET
AREA
BARRIER
MATTINGWET
AREA
BARRIER
MATTING
WET
AREA
BARRIER
MATTING
WET
AREA
BARRIER
MATTING
WET
AREA
CANOPY
LOW LEVEL PARTITION
LOWLEVELPARTITION
2.2mFOLDINGPARTITION
2.2mFOLDINGPARTITION
BARRIER MATTING
BARRIER MATTING BARRIER MATTING
SERVER
LOCATION
(TBC)
CARETAKER/
CLEANER
STORE
LOCKERS
CLOAKS
CLOAKS
2.2mFOLDINGPARTITION
CIRCULATION
32.6
CIRCULATION
10.2
CIRCULATION
11.6
KEY STAGE 2
HUB SPACE
152.8
KEY STAGE 1
HUB SPACE
78.6
Possible Access Hatch
PLANT
ROOM
26.8
void
CIRCULATION
16.7
FIRST FLOOR
Total Gross Internal Area
44.3 Sq m
Swillington Primary School
46. Client Outcomes
“We feel that our children are more alert and attentive in lessons
due to the amount of daylight in classrooms and the fresh air
throughout the school. The fact that the new school is
built to passivhaus standards means that learning has
been enhanced. Our pupils are comfortable, secure and
stimulated by their new environment; hence they learn very
well!”
Sara Morris, Head Teacher, Oak Meadow Primary School
47. Comparative costs (1.0)
Capita Symonds ‘typical sustainable school’
St Luke’s 2009 BREEAM Excellent school
Oakmeadow Passivhaus school
Bushbury Hills Passivhaus school
BCIS Schools Current
Excludes: external works, fees, abnormals, ICT, FF&E
Adjusted to current date and national average
£2,151/sqm
£2,080/sqm
£1,855/sqm
£1,820/sqm
£1,782/sqm
48. Building services costs (1.0)
Capita Symonds ‘typical sustainable school’
St Luke’s 2009 BREEAM Excellent school
Oakmeadow Passivhaus school
+ Reduced M&E = Reduced maintenance costs
£454/sqm
£357/sqm
£323/sqm
50. Passivhaus on budget
1. Work to the budget
2. Cost planning & design optimisation
3. Value engineer early (not cost cutting later)
4. Holistic design team approach
5. Procurement (Cost of competitive tender?)
6. Supply chain involvement
7. Open book negotiation (?)
58. Windows & curtain walling
Clerestory windows, not curtain walling
Actuators mounted on windows
Only on high level windows
= significantly less actuators
59. Bushbury Hill Primary School
Figures are based first year readings.
Gas 21kWh/(m2.a)
Space heating*: 14kWh/(m2.a)
Hot water*: 7kWh/(m2.a)
Electric 55kWh/(m2.a)
Lighting: 12kWh/(m2.a)
Power & plant: 22kWh/(m2.a)
Kitchen: 7kWh/(m2.a)
Sprinklers: 14kWh/(m2.a)
Primary energy is higher than the
target 120 kWh/(m2.a)
Sprinklers = 38kWh/(m2.a) PE
Main success:
Kitchen energy & comfort
Main lessons:
Issues with automatic lighting
controls and sprinkler systems.
Sprinklers
76. Comparative costs (2.0)
Oakmeadow Passivhaus school
Bushbury Hills Passivhaus school
Wilkinson Passivhaus school
BCIS Schools Current
Excludes: external works, fees, abnormals, ICT, FF&E
Adjusted to current date and national average
£1,855/sqm
£1,820/sqm
£1,800/sqm
£1,782/sqm
88. kWh/sqm/year
0
50
100
150
200
250
2013
2014
2013
2014
2013
2014
2013
2014
2013
2014
CIBSE
CIBSE
TM46
BREEAM2Very2Good
BREEAM2Excellent
Passivhaus
Passivhaus
Passivhaus
Typical
Good2
pracGce
Median
Willows
St2Lukes
Oakmeadow
Bushbury
Wilkinson
Monitored total energy consumption vs UK Benchmarks
70+%reduction
89. Why monitor CO2 levels?
A good proxy of indoor air quality
Provides information on the ventilation rates
Affects learning and performance
Affects health, exposure to high concentration
associated with symptoms, eg headaches
90. UK regulations for classrooms
Absolute maximum 5000 ppm
Average should not exceed 1500 ppm
Occupants should be able to reduce to below
1000 ppm at any point
106. Thermal Conditions in Summer?
Future climate projections for the UK indicate longer
and more frequent hot spells and higher average
temperatures.
Overheating risk for all buildings is expected to
increase in the next decades
Guidelines are currently being reviewed & are bound
to become stricter, influenced by overheating risk
107. UK regulations for classrooms
Building Bulletin 101, 2006
Absolute maximum of 32 °C
The upper limit of 28° C should not be exceeded for
more than 120 occupied hours (75th percentile)
Aim for temperatures between 19 °C and 23 °C
139. Future climate cooling analysis
0.00
50.00
100.00
150.00
200.00
250.00
300.00
350.00
Base Case = 0.3
ACH nat vent, 0.3
ACH night purge, 1
ACH summer mech
boost, med/light
weight
Base case - summer
boost (no mech vent
in summer)
Base Case + 2 ACH
summer nat vent
Base Case +
Increased efficiency
cooling, COP 4
Base Case + 2
Massive surfaces
(walls)
Base Case + All
massive construction
Totalcarbonemissionsperm2to2100,kgCO2/m2
Total CO2 emissions over 87 yrs for different cooling
strategies
140. + Typical embodied carbon
0.00
100.00
200.00
300.00
400.00
500.00
600.00
700.00
800.00
900.00
Base Case = 0.3
ACH nat vent,
0.3 ACH night
purge, 1 ACH
summer mech
boost, med/light
weight
Base case -
summer boost
(no mech vent in
summer)
Base Case + 2
ACH summer
nat vent
Base Case +
Increased
efficiency
cooling, COP 4
Base Case + 2
Massive
surfaces (walls)
Base Case + All
massive
construction
Totalcarbonemissionsperm2to2100,kgCO2/m2
LCA CO2 emissions, operational & typical embodied, for
different cooling strategies
Net LCA carbon
Operational Carbon to
2100
141.
142. 6 Months operation
Electricity = 34,732.6 kwh
Heat (from district heating) = 11,228 kwh
Using current ‘recharge rates’ of £0.11297 per
kwh for elec and £0.02904 for heat the costs are
below…
Electricity = £3923.74
Heat = £326.06
148. Be ambitious and show leadership
Your client might not ask for Passivhaus
or have even heard of it - that’s no
reason not to introduce it!
149. Use the PHPP as a design tool from day one
Work with skilled Passivhaus experts
Collaborate with the wider team at every stage
Constantly focus on simplicity of design and detailing
Relentlessly focus on value engineering to achieve cost
150. Hold focussed workshops with all key sub-contractors
Make rigorous and frequent site inspections
Undertake building monitoring and rigorous analysis of data
Work with and help end users understand their new
environment
Learn lessons from monitored data and end user feedback
and apply them to the next project
151. Perfection is achieved, not when there is
nothing more to add, but when there is
nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
French writer 1900 – 1944