Designed around an existing timber chalet, this striking contemporary house managed to go passive on a budget for one lucky family of six, all while inadvertently blitzing Ireland’s forthcoming nearly zero energy building standard.

“On cold days, the condensation is on the outside of the windows.”

Heating is provided via an Air source heat pump BER: A2

A Danfoss air to water heat pump, consisting of an outdoor collector unit (left) and indoor unit with 180 litre cylinder (right), supplies heat to the house via an underfloor heating system.

For complete details on this project visit the full Passive House Plus article