Passivhaus products chosen for social housing first
31st May 2016

REHAU windows and doors were chosen for one of the UK’s first Passivhaus certified social housing projects.

Rehau Geneo tilt and turn windows and French doors and the brand new Agila Passivhaus entrance door were all fabricated by Passivhaus specialists GRM Innovations for the pilot development in Sarisbury Green, Fareham. They were specified by Kenn Scaddan Associates and installed by main contractors Interserve.

There are six new two bedroom homes on the development, all of which have been built and funded by Fareham Borough Council with assistance from the Home and Communities Agency’s (HCA) 2015-2018 Affordable Homes Programme.  They are intended to demonstrate and evaluate what can be achieved in terms of sustainability in the social and affordable housing sector.

Now that the homes have been rented to local families, the energy performance will be monitored over the next 12 months.

This is the first installation of the new Agila Passivhaus contemporary styled entrance door which features a glazed in Rodenberg door panel.  It achieves a Ud value of 0.7 W/m²K and comes pre-glazed and with high security hardware pre-fitted.

At Sarisbury Green, GRP foil laminate panels were specified in RAL7001 grey to coordinate with the windows and French doors in the same colour.

Rehau Geneo windows were previously chosen for the landmark Interserve regional office in Syston, Leicestershire which was the first Zero Carbon office in the UK to be fully certified to Passivhaus standard.  Manufactured using Rehau Raufipro fibre composite material, they achieve Uw values as low as 0.73W/m²K.

REHAU’s Commercial Sales Manager Steve Tonkiss said: “I am very proud that we have been successful with this Passivhaus project.  Worldwide, from China to the US and Europe, Rehau has been involved in numerous Passivhaus buildings and we have built up a wealth of knowledge which we want to share with our customers.”

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