Passivhaus apartment house in Innsbruck
Case study
Austria
Passivhaus apartment house in Innsbruck
31 March 2023
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.
Geographic coverage
Local (city or municipality)
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