What is a high performance home?
A high performance home has a holistic approach to healthy home design and functioning. In comparison to a standard house, a high performance house will have lower energy consumption, water use and recycling, improved comfort with emphasis on thermal balance (this includes internal noise and temperature balance). The house works for you and will significantly improve the comfort of your home. Furthermore, a high performance home can be designed in various different ways
What does a high performance home include?
Maintaining thermal comfort in a conventional home comes at a cost to both the environment and the consumer. A high performance home will ensure that the home stays comfortable all year round without significant costs. Appropriate insulation and reductions to thermal bridging ensures that homes stay at the desired temperature for longer. These measures should be applied in conjunction with appropriate ventilation and waterproofing.
When compared to a standard home, the high performing home excels in qualities such as
- Livability
- Reduced financial costs both in its lifetime and during construction
- Environmental impacts
Where to start:
Sam I Am Building are committed to only building high performance homes and projects. We do this in construction through the use of SIPs, thermally broken windows and high performance materials and in the design process using High Performance and Passive House design principles. By contacting us about your renovation or new home build in Lorne or along the Great Ocean Road, you are placing one foot forward in the direction of building a high performing home.