Multi-Comfort House moderate climate
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Live comfortably – Save natural resources. Built for the future: The ISOVER Multi-Comfort House.

2 ISOVER Dear house owners, planners and architects, "My home is my castle" will be topped in the future by "My home is my ISOVER Multi- Comfort House". For this reason, we have created this brochure. Needless to say that you will find here all those many arguments which speak in favour of building according to the passive house standard: ecological, economical and quite comfortable reasons. For the ISOVER Multi-Comfort House compromises on nothing, least of all energy waste. But our brochure offers much more than just arguments. It can be a source of information and help you with the...

ISOVER 3 It is the details in the ISOVER Multi- Comfort House that play such an important role. Because quality is the most essential precondition for an excellent energy balance. That's why we have created this brochure. It contains all you would and should like to know as a house owner, planner or architect. Clearly arranged in five chapters. The Concept 4-13 For a good life. For every one. For ever. Snugly warm with 10 tea lights. Well planned. Well insulated. Well saved. The Planning 15-27 A heating energy demand of 15 kWh/m2a. Always a holistic concept. The planning steps: from idea to...

4 ISOVER Life in an ISOVER Multi-Comfort House does not need time for settling in. For the simple reason that you won't miss anything. Except maybe a couple of annoyances. But honestly: who will seriously long for cold feet, draughty corners and musty or overheated rooms? In the passive house, however, everyone can enjoy their own patch of paradise. No freezing and no sweating. You will enjoy agreeable room temperatures between 20 and 23 °C – all year round. Scientifically this has been proven to be the ideal temperature range for relaxed living and The most inexpensive energy is the one...

ISOVER 5 ever. A passive house does not define itself by outer appearance but by its inner values. Therefore any type and size of building can be realized. Every year, a growing number of examples testify to that. Whether one-family house or industrial estate. Whether school or church or The passive house standard gives you all the freedom you want. mountain shelter. And it is no longer only the new buildings which comply with this future-oriented building standard. There is an increasing number of existing, old and even historical buildings where the refurbishment is based on passive house...

Based on the thermos flask principle, the ISOVER Multi-Comfort House retains its comfortable temperature. As in the thermos flask, the interior is well protected against loss of heat. Active heat from outside is supplied in a controlled way. The passive house really lives up to its name by making extensive use of "passive" components. These include heat-insulating windows, Snugly warm with 10 tea lights. 6 ISOVER Modern comfort: keeping warm without consuming energy. Count on energy savings of up to 75 %. The motto for all rooms: Keep the warmth inside! heat distribution systems in the...

ISOVER 7 Every occupant is a heat source. From the roof down to the foundation slab: a jointlessly sealed and airtight building envelope ensures thermal and acoustic insulation. And the ventilation system – complete with heat recovery – takes care of fresh air supply and heat distribution. Everything well-insulated and airtight. Multi-family house after energetic refurbishment Thermographic picture – before refurbishment: The entire house is a thermal bridge. Thermographic picture – after refurbishment: The external wall is thermally insulated, but heat still leaks through windows and...

The energy coefficient or U-value of the ISOVER Multi-Comfort House is the best indicator of its economy. Houses with ideal southern exposure can even remain under the maximum annual heating demand of 15 kWh per square meter and year. This value makes other newly built houses look like veritable energy wasters. Always ahead – simply unrivalled. Building and living is regarded to be that sector of life which is most harmful to our climate. For instance, an approximate 3000 kg oil equivalents per capita still vanish into thin air every year for providing hot water and space heating (example:...

Energy consumption in liters heating oil per m2 30-25 15-10 4-5 1.5 living space and year liters liters liters liters ISOVER 9 Energy demand in kWh per m2 useful living space and year Heating kWh/m2a kWh/m2a kWh/m2a kWh/m2a energy demand 300-250 150-100 50-40 # 15 of a typical one-family house BUILDING STANDARD Completely insufficient Insufficient Low-energy houses Very low energy houses thermal insulation thermal insulation (passive houses need to Structurally questionable, Thermal renovation is meet this parameter as part cost of heating no longer clearly worth the trouble of the...

10 ISOVER Largely reduced thermal bridges U-value 0.1 W/m2K Airtightness Live comfortably – and make high In order to enjoy such agreeable living conditions, you have to dig deep into your pockets with conventionally built houses. Not with the ISOVER Multi-Comfort House where highest living comfort in all rooms helps you save a lot of cash. Even if the construction of such a house may incur extra cost, the total financial burden will be significantly lower compared to a conventionally built new house – thanks to extremely low energy costs over its useful life. Air temperature 20-23 °C,...

ISOVER 11 U-value 0.7 W/m2K U-value 0.12 W/m2K savings. Optimum house location, correct positioning of windows and doors, proper dimensioning of the ventilation system, very high insulation standard, tight building envelope – all these factors are considered before building an ISOVER Multi-Comfort House. Special attention must be paid to avoiding thermal bridges. Thermal bridges and leaks have serious consequences for every type of building. Technically as well as energetically. When living in a passive house, the enclosing areas such as walls, floors and windows have very pleasant inner...