Climate zone

Regions

Building envelope

Building services

Example buildigs

Exterior wall insulation

with λ value of ca. 0.035 W/(m·K)

Glazing

Window frame

Shading

Heating installation

Cooling strategy

Ventilation concept

Domestic hot water system

Hydro

Wind

Solar

Other

Arctic

39 cm

Quadruple insulated glazing or double vacuum glazing

Highly insulated, narrow face width, phA class

Roof overhang, interior shading device

Supply air heating is possible

Night ventilation

With heat and humidity recovery, not direct-electric frost protection

Boiler or compact unit (ventilation, dhw boiler, heating/cooling in one unit)

Cold

29 cm

High performance triple or quadruple insulated glazing

Highly insulated, narrow face width, phA class

Roof overhang, interior shading device

Supply air heating is possible

Night ventilation

With heat and humidity recovery, not direct-electric frost protection

Boiler or compact unit (ventilation, dhw boiler, heating/cooling in one unit)

Cold temperate

23 cm

Triple insulated glazing

Insulated, phB class or better

Roof overhang, exterior shading device

Supply air heating is possible

Night ventilation

With heat recovery and frost protection

Boiler or compact unit (ventilation, dhw boiler, heating/cooling in one unit)

Warm temperate

14 cm

Triple or rarely double insulated glazing

Possibly insulated, phC class or better

Roof overhang, exterior shading device

Supply air heating is possible

Night ventilation (not in humid climates), possibly cool colours

With heat recovery, possibly with dehumidification, possibly with frost protection

Boiler or compact unit (ventilation, dhw boiler, heating/cooling in one unit)

Warm

7 cm

Double insulated glazing

Conventional window frame

Roof overhang, exterior shading device

Supply air heating is possible

Night ventilation (not in humid climates), possibly cool colours, possibly active cooling

Possibly with heat recovery, possibly with dehumidification

Boiler or compact unit (ventilation, dhw boiler, heating/cooling in one unit)

Hot

7 cm

Double sun protective glazing

Possibly insulated, phC class or better

Roof overhang

Supply air heating is possible

Cool colours, active cooling

With heat recovery, possibly with dehumidification

Boiler or compact unit (ventilation, dhw boiler, heating/cooling in one unit)

Extremly hot

14 cm

Triple or rarely double sun protective glazing

Insulated, phB class or better

Roof overhang

Supply air heating is possible

Cool colours, active cooling

With heat recovery, possibly with dehumidification

Boiler or compact unit (ventilation, dhw boiler, heating/cooling in one unit)