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Hospitals are places to heal and recover, and the design of the building is paramount in supporting this.. As part of our recent involvement in healthcare design, we analysed the performance of typical ward layouts in terms of daylight quality and opportunities for views out:.

The building design also needs to achieve low primary energy & renewable demand.This is a combined target and is based on the energy consumed by building systems and the renewable energy generated by building mounted wind, photovoltaics or solar thermal systems.. For the above reasons, Passivhaus is a suitable standard for clients and developers that seek a well-established, sustainability standard to deliver low energy buildings with the highest construction quality, aspiring to net zero carbon in operation.. Bryden Wood’s 10-step approach to Passivhaus building design and construction.

Whilst there is no fixed formula to Passivhaus, Bryden Wood proposes the achievement of the above targets via the following 10 steps, which relate both to design decisions and construction specifications for improved sustainability:.A compact shape with low building envelope to volume ratios.. Building orientation to benefit from useful solar gains.. Optimised window sizes to capitalise on useful solar gains, reduce heat losses and deliver exemplary levels of natural light into the building..Highly insulated walls, floors and roofs.. Site specific shading to mitigate summertime overheating, whilst allowing winter solar heat gains.. High performance triple glazing with thermally bridge- free heads, jams and sills.. A thermal bridge-free building via detailed design of junctions, and clear and easily buildable air seal lines, to deliver the specified air permeability..

Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) and low-pressure loss duct systems to minimise heating demand..High-performance air source heat pumps for heating and DHW.. Renewable technology, including building mounted photovoltaics, solar thermal or small-scale generators and consider the use of battery storage for improving payback periods of building mounted renewables..

Recommended design measures for the achievement of Passivhaus performance.

What are the benefits and challenges of adopting Passivhaus?.Russell asks you to imagine that you have a robot looking after your children.

You give it the clear purpose of keeping the children safe and fed with home cooked food.All sounds great.

The robot goes to the cupboard and fridge and sees that there is no food in the house.Then it notices the family dog…..