5-family Landmark Passive House retrofit – treated floor area: 3,688 sqft
Architect: LoadingDock5 – 319 Bedford Ave. Brooklyn NY 11211 – www.loadingdock5.com
LPC Consultant: Roxanne Ryce-Paul – Passive House Architect/Consultant – 125 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11238 – www.ecoecous.com
Engineering: Jarek Tresko – George Sweeney Architect, LLC – 49 West 38th St. New York, NY 10018 – www.gws-architect.com
Owner: Dominik Eckenstein – 228 Washington Ave. Brooklyn NY 11205 – www.228washington.com/
Airtightness approach:
Pro Clima tapes and membranes on inside of brick surface – www.foursevenfive.com
– Solitex Mento interior against brick / Intello Plus in ceilings of 4th & basement
– Tescon Vana & Unitape
Insulation:
Roof: 5” Polyisocyanurate on exterior & 8” of cellulose between wood joists
Walls: 4-5” dense pack cellulose on all exterior walls – http://brooklyninsulation.com/
1st floor: 8” of cellulose between wood joists over unconditioned basement
Windows: Sorpetaler custom tilt and turn wood windows with triple glazing – www.sorpetalerusa.com/
Uglas: 0.12 BTU/hr.ft2.F (=R8.33)
Ventilation:
2 Zehnder Comfoair 350 ERV & 550 ERV – www.zehnderamerica.com/
Domestic hot water:
2 GE Hybrid GeoSpring Water Heater GEH50DEEDSC – www.geappliances.com
Heating and cooling:
Mitsubishi air-to-air heat pumps with 2 compressors, 6 ductless & 1 ducted unit – www.mitsubishicomfort.com
PHPP data:
Specific space heat demand: ~ 7.5 kBTU /ft2yr – www.passivehouse-international.org/index.php?page_id=188
Latest blower door test result: 1,9 ACH50 – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blower_door