BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

Project description
Category
New build
Climate
Humid Continental Mild Summer, Wet All Year(Dfb)
Building type
Multi family residential
Surface area
2 x 140m2
m2
Architect
C. Ochinciuc
Year of renovation
2011
Main contractor
AGECOM Baia Mare
Original construction year
2011
Country
Romania
In 2011, Saint-Gobain in partnership with the Politehnica University of Bucharest (PUB) built a pair of semi-detached houses in the Romanian capital.
The twin houses, located in a central area of Bucharest, were carefully designed to provide optimal all-round comfort in variable climatic conditions while also meeting Passive House standards.
Highlights and challenges
We successfully applied Saint-Gobain's principles to build better to achieve Passive House certification for twin family homes that are purposefully built to be adaptable to Romanian climate conditions.
Increased energy efficiency
Energy consumption :
First house: 119 kWh/m².yr. Second house: 79 kWh/m².yr.
Energy balance :
First house: -119 kWh/m².yr. Second house: -79 kWh/m².yr.
Energy production :
First house: 0 kWh/m².yr. Second house: : 0 kWh/m².yr.
Estimated CO2 savings :
Improved air quality
Airtightness :
n50: 0.31 h-1