Gales Place, Crawley, West Sussex
13 new homes and Crawley Borough Council’s first Passivhaus Project. The unique type of build, which was first developed in the early 1990s in Germany, focuses on enhancing energy efficiency with excellent thermal performance, exceptional airtightness and mechanical ventilation. Passivhaus builds have no draughts, with fresh air being continuously provided by mechanical ventilation. This provides high air quality while reducing condensation.
The homes are so thermally efficient that only minimal heating is required to maintain comfortable temperatures all year round.
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Rated and Award Winning Passivhaus
Construction at a glance:
Location: Gales Place, Three Bridges, Crawley, West Sussex
Client: Westridge Construction Ltd for Crawley Borough Council. Designed by the Tooley & Foster Partnership, using their in house accredited Passivhaus Design Architect
Build Type: Residential Med/High Rise
No of Units: 13 new homes over 3 blocks. 6 flats and 7 houses all to Passivhaus standard
Status: Project Completed in September 2016
Build Duration: 16 weeks on site
MFS System: H+H Celcon Thin Joint Blockwork
Additional build requirements:
- Structural steel work
- Precast concrete floor planks and stairs to the flats
- 300mm thick cavity wall Insulation
- ‘I’ Joists
- Roof trusses
- Brickwork
Project Details
The project in Gales Place aimed to provide affordable homes within the development of six flats and seven houses all built to the internationally recognised Passivhaus standards, designed by by the Tooley & Foster Partnership, using their in house accredited Passivhaus Design Architect.
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“The project went very well and Westridge were excited to reach weather tightness two weeks early.”
Martin Buckthorpe, Director for Westridge Construction LtdConstruction Image Gallery
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