AT HOME WITH QUALITY

If you’re looking for an ultra energy-efficient self-build, look no further than the route offered by German package company Hanse Haus

Building with Hanse Haus is not only a wise environmental choice, but it’s easy on your wallet, too. Before addressing how energy can be used most efficiently in the house, Hanse Haus ensures as little valuable energy as possible is consumed in the first place. Particular attention is paid to the building envelope – the shell – to make sure it’s airtight, ensuring that no heat can leak out through joints or gaps. To minimise thermal losses, Hanse Haus focuses on the narrow spacing between the wooden beams on the interior as well as the exterior walls. Thick continuous mineral insulation is also used in the outer walls, roofs, windows, doors and flooring to better retain heat. What’s more, all Hanse Haus homes have thermally efficient triple-glazed windows as standard,…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2018

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