Seats in Windows
Well insulated walls are so thick that you can have seats in the windows.
The area Brogården consists of 16 buildings with more than 200 apartments for rent that were built 1971-1973.
In 2013 all 16 buildings had been rebuilt with passive solar building design. It was the first time in Sweden that old multi-family buildings were rebuilt to passive houses so both the Swedish King and the Swedish Prime Minister visited the buildings. The buildings now only use one third of the energy they used before the reconstruction (heating, warm tap water and electricity).
The buildings are superinsulated and airtight and have therefore only minor transmission and ventilation losses. They are primarily heated by radiated solar energy, heat produced by humans, household machinery, domestic electronic equipment and light fittings.
Energy design: Architect Hans Eek. Owner: Alingsåshem. Builder: Skanska.
Seats in Windows
Well insulated walls are so thick that you can have seats in the windows.
The area Brogården consists of 16 buildings with more than 200 apartments for rent that were built 1971-1973.
In 2013 all 16 buildings had been rebuilt with passive solar building design. It was the first time in Sweden that old multi-family buildings were rebuilt to passive houses so both the Swedish King and the Swedish Prime Minister visited the buildings. The buildings now only use one third of the energy they used before the reconstruction (heating, warm tap water and electricity).
The buildings are superinsulated and airtight and have therefore only minor transmission and ventilation losses. They are primarily heated by radiated solar energy, heat produced by humans, household machinery, domestic electronic equipment and light fittings.
Energy design: Architect Hans Eek. Owner: Alingsåshem. Builder: Skanska.