Results from two years monitoring of a Certified Passive House in Co.

Kerry

Maurice Falvey B.E. Mech MIEI Maurice@nilan.ie Mobile: 087 9798361 25th Oct 2013

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Certified P.H. in Co.Kerry

Its all about indoor climate

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PHPP Verification

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Build Details
Timber Frame construction Style: Tradition design on rural exposed site in Co. Kerry. TFA 167m2 Ground Floor = 0.061w/m2K Walls = 0.113 w/m2K Roof = 0.073 w/m2K Windows = 0.80 w/m2K Air Tightness Test = 0.56ACH N50 (Q50 0.0215 ACH for DEAP) Thermal bridge free design. Space Heating & Hot Water Nilan Compact P and backup with 2KW geothermal heat pump add on module Zoned under-floor system with weather compensated controls. Ducting via Nilan NILAir ducting delivering supplying air at floor level. There was No STOVE installed in this house 4.28m2 of Solar Thermal Flat Panels with 300Ltr pre-heat cylinder
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NILAir Ducting

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Construction Detail

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Compact P & Ducting Installation

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Nilan Compact P Passive House Certified

Located in Living Area (T15) sensor

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Operation of Nilan Compact P

By-Pass Valve Open - Ventilation only -

By-Pass Valve Closed & In Passive Heat Recovery operation

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By-Pass Valve Close, Passive Heat Recovery in Air Heating Activated & DHW in production

EN14511 Performance Data A/A Heat pump

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System Schematic

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Climate Data June2011 May2013

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Graph: Living Room Temp in Green, Intake Air in Blue, Supply Air in Red

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Graph: Living Room Temp in Green, Intake Air in Blue, Supply Air in Red

March 2012

March 2013
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Ventilation only in Blue Passive Recovery in Green - Air Heating in Red

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Exhaust Air RH% / By-Pass Operation/ Compressor On Operation

June 2011 May 2012 June 2012 May 2013

By-Pass Valve Closed GREEN (Passive Recovery)

By-Pass Valve Open Blue (No Recovery)

Compressor On-RED
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Compressor On-RED

Exhaust Air produces Domestic Hot Water above +50degC all year

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Operational Costs June 2011-May2012

Energy Costs for Compact P + 2KW GSHP + Circ Pump (1399.85KWh/y) 220.71 Total Energy Cost for building (6316KWh/y) 878.70

back up immersion heater was not used and note; where was no stove installed

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Operational Costs June 2012-May2013

Energy Costs for Compact P + 2KW GSHP + Circ Pumps (1804.06KWh/y) 283.57 Total Energy Cost for building (5619KWh/y) 781.94

back up immersion heater was not used and note; where is no stove installed

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Actual Performance vs PHPP calculated

PHPP Calculated Specific Primary Energy Demand 52 KWh/m2/a
(DHW, Heating, Cooling, Auxiliary Electricity)

(PHPP) Actual June 2011 May 2012 Specific Primary Energy Demand 50.03 KWh/m2/a
(DHW, Heating, Cooling, Auxiliary Electricity)

(PHPP) Actual June 2012 May 2013 Specific Primary Energy Demand 65.52 KWh/m2/a
(DHW, Heating, Cooling, Auxiliary Electricity)

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