The e4 Brick HouseTM: Healthy, Sustainable, Affordable Stephanie Palmer stephanie.palmer@wienerberger.co.uk
69% energy efficiency
63% daylight
28%
51% size of rooms
noise disturbance
92% of the LHDG recommended size
What do buyers look for?
Environmental Low energy Low embodied carbon Low water use
Social Healthy materials Promotes wellbeing
Economic Purchase cost Low maintenance
Wienerberger manfactures primary elements of the building envelope: Bricks
Clay pavers
Roof tiles Porotherm
Energy Efficient materials: Manufacture & Performance Efficient fittings & systems CfSH equiv. Level 4 (without renewables)
Economy Affordable to construct, buy and live in
Durable by material and design
Environment BES 6001 BRE Green Guide Low water usage CfSH equiv. Level 4
Emotion
Emotion Thermal Comfort
Regulated by high thermal mass materials
Overheating prevented by passive cooling
Temperature gauges in each room allow occupant control + smart metering
Air Quality
Humidity controlled by clay materials and natural ventilation
Low VOC materials used
Emotion Space
51% of people ranked the size of rooms as being the most important factor in a home (Future Homes Commission, 2011)
Compliant with LHDG (3 bed, 5 person) floor area of 96m2
Layout promotes interaction with other in habitants
Adaptable design for changing needs
Emotion Light 
63% of people ranked high levels of daylight as being important in a home (Future Homes Commission, 2012) DAYLIGHT FACTORS
CfSH Guidance
E4 Brick House
2%
4.2%
1.5%
4.2%
Master Bedroom
-
3%
Bedroom 1
-
1.7%
Kitchen
Living Room
Why Clay? Non-toxic and allergen free Resistant to mould and rot Comfortable temperature Fire resistant Flood resilient
Life span of +150 years Low embodied carbon
Cost effective to heat Cost effective to maintain End-of-life options
e4 Showhouse e4 at BRE Innovation Park, Watford Rainwater harvesting system Sandtoft PV48 solar array Wall U-value = 0.18 Roof U-value = 0.1-0.11 Design air permeability = 3.5 Estimated energy cost per year = ÂŁ229.64
e4 Design Versatility
The e4 Brick HouseTM: Healthy, Sustainable, Affordable e4@wienerberger.co.uk stephanie.palmer@wienerberger.co.uk