Constructive data STRUCTURE Sustaining walls of cellular cement blocks and local stone Local wooden beam roof structure PASSIVE SYSTEMS Turf roof /plastic insulation and vegetal insulation Local stone wall/plastic insulation and air chamber Passive heating system/goats on lower floor - wooden floor to let heat in Triple glazed windows/Low E coating South facing window for daily heat collection Crossed ventilation system through window on North faรงade Dynamic insulation/10cm wooden shutters for windows on the inside Water collection system on roof for reutilization
Detail of turf roof
House in Iceland_GROUP 1
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Detail of walls
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House in Iceland We have selected Iceland to build a house with passive systems because of the particular climatic characteristics of the island. After doing a research of the vernacular buildings we decided to use local materials such as stone and wood and local constructive systems like turf roofs.
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