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Passivhaus apartment house in Innsbruck

Case study
Austria

Passivhaus apartment house in Innsbruck

Editorial Team

Around 1100 new subsidised rental flats are being built in a total of 3 construction phases in the Innsbruck district of Reichenau. The residential compelx is characterised by an open meeting zone, called "Platz" in the inner courtyard, roof gardens as semi-public spaces.

 

The building has a local heat generator via heat pump and PV systems for electricity generation.

 

Thermal envelope

Exterior wall:

 

  • 5mm external plaster
  • 240mm rockwool
  • 200mm reinforced concrete
  • U-value = 0.14 W/(m2K)

Basement floor / floor slab:

 

  • 10mm floor covering
  • 70mm heated screed
  • 30mm EPS Sto insulation board Top31
  • 70mm EPS lightweight fill
  • 300mm reinforced concrete
  • 200mm Rockwool Decrock
  • U-value = 0.11 W/(m2K)

Roof:

 

  • 60mm XPS
  • 10mm bitumen 2-ply
  • 220mm EPS Sto insulation board Top31
  • 5mm aluminium bitumen waterproofing membrane
  • 200mm reinforced concrete
  • U-value = 0.11 W/(m2K)

Mechanical systems

Heating installation: The heat is generated by a central water-water heat pump, the distribution is a low-temperature underfloor heating.

Domestic hot water: The DHW is provided by district heating.

 

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