Climate zone |
Regions |
Building envelope |
Building services |
Example buildigs |
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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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |