In line with the philosophy to reduce waste of energy, Scandinavian Homes Ltd. is constructing a new super-insulated production building in the harbour city of Lysekil, Sweden.
The building is a slightly improved standard lightweight steel hall by Llentab AB of Sweden. With Llentab’s system of hydraulic erection, the speed of construction is impressive. The schedule for building a total floor area of 1000 m2 with an internal height of 6m looks like this:
| 10 Sept 2004 28 Oct 2004 8 Nov 2004 15 Nov 2004 22 Dec 2004 |
Applied for planning permission Excavation starts Pour concrete foundations Start erection of steel building Llentab Ready to move in |
Energy performance:
The energy-rating of the building outperforms all Swedish and European building regulations with good margins. With an outside temperature of –15C° and an interior minimum allowable temperature of +15°C we expect to have a total energy demand of maximum 15W/m².
| Component | Insulation | U-value |
| Wall Roof Floor Windows Window section Walk-doors Drive-doors |
200mm 300mm 100mm 3-glaze 2-glaze45mm |
0.19 0.13 0.21 1.3 1.6 1.2 0.8 |
The first PASSIVE HOUSE production line in the world.
Scandinavian Homes Ltd. seem to be the first house manufacturer in the world to offer system-built houses that meet the full PASSIVE HOUSE standard as defined by the PASSIV-HAUS INSTITUTE in Germany. Since we first presented the PASSIVE-HOUSE upgrade package in the spring of 2004 we have been inundated with interest for this concept. In the new building our production-capacity will be improved to meet the increased demand for low-energy and passive houses in the Ireland.
The worlds first PASSIVE HOUSE made in a factory.
In February 2005 the first PASSIVE-HOUSE will be made in the new factory to be shipped to Galway, Ireland. The world’s first SYSTEM-BUILT PASSIVE-HOUSE will be made available for viewing by the public from March 2005.
