The roof structure is now completed. Trusses were used to give a vaulted ceiling over the kitchen/living area! The windows and doors will be installed shortly.
To put it simply a passive house is a home that has high levels of energy efficiency due to a number of factors; such as air tightness, thermal bridging, and high insulation levels to n
Back out at our build near Oxford Island checking up on the Air-Tightness installation of all the tapes& membranes. On this dwelling (like all our Low-Energy builds) we have detailed out all the cold-bridging (cold spots)
Supplied by ECOHomes Store, these materials include all the tapes and membranes used to seal all the areas where air infiltration can occur.We have shown in the photos a typical window which is one of the most common and intricate areas to seal up.
Some products from ECOHomes Store being applied in this refurbishment project near Derry/Londonderry. In this case the airtight membrane has been fixed to the ceiling with the jointing tapes between the rolls.
Never content in our thirst for knowledge and our ethos of constant improvement, our FMK ECOHomes building team and our very own director Ronan McKee completed the intense 4day training program of Certified Passive House Tradesperson with everyone passing and getting
