[Greenbuilding] energy efficient square house

[RT]

On Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:25:58 -0500, John Daglish <johndaglish at free.fr>  
wrote:

> http://ukpassivhausconference.org.uk/sites/default/files/Bill%20Butcher%20and%20Alan%20Clarke%20Presentation.ppt%20%5BCompatibility%20Mode%5D.pdf
>


Merci pour ça, John.

I haven't yet taken the time to read the above file but I did have a quick  
look at some of the pictures.

One of the things that caught my eye was the seeming preference for  
masonry construction.

Obviously, the metal ties (pages 15 & 23) between the masonry wythes  
represent thermal bridges and perhaps not so obviously, are highly  
susceptible to corrosion and eventual failure.

Have alternatives for ties using non-conductive materials (ie Fibre  
Reinforced Polymer Composites (FRPC)  been utilised in other PassivHaus  
buildings ?


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