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Utrecht – “Flat with a future”

  • thomas409661
  • Dec 30, 2020
  • 2 min read
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An ambitious project:

The complete renovation of an outdated Intervam flat on the Camera Obscuradreef in Utrecht, the Netherlands.   After a successful pilot with 8 homes that were made net zero in 10 weeks, construction company VIOS refurbished a total of 252 apartments and 15 new homes in the same neighbourhood to net zero energy homes. This was just the starting point for the Housing Organisation Mitros.


Goals:

  • Extend lifespan by 50 years

  • High energy measures

  • Design, completion, management and maintenance on the one hand, and agreement on the other

  • Multi-year maintenance plans € 1,350 including VAT per home per year

  • Resident satisfaction > 8

In addition, all homes also included a new kitchen, bathroom and toilet. New stucco, interior paintwork, interior doors, H&S work, switchgear, and new interior installations throughout. Asbestos must be remediated and we completed 15 new homes. The successful project has received a lot of media attention and, at the end of 2019, it received an award at the prestigious Green Solutions Awards in the Sustainable Renovation category.


Technical specifications:

  • Performance guarantee: 10 years

  • Energy use before the renovation: 225 kWh/m2 per year

  • Energy use after the renovation: 50 kWh/m2 per year

  • Divided over energy use:

  • Heating: 10,9 kWh/m2 (including ventilation)

  • Warm Water: 14,2 kWh/m2

  • Cooling: 0 kWh/m2

  • Household consumption: 24,8 kWh/m2

  • Energy savings: 175 kWh/m2 per year

  • Production of energy through solar panels to achieve net zero energy: around 50 kWh/m2 per year


Most important elements:

  • Ventilation by means of balanced ventilation with a Heat Recovery Unit

  • CO2 controlled (system D)

  • Air-water heat pump

  • PV (solar panel) Insulation

  • Entire shell thermally insulated:roof: Rc= 6closed façade: Rc = 4,5open façade, triple glas: U-value = 0,5ground floor: Rc = 4,5cold bridges removed by local insulation and thermal breaks


Cooperation:

  • Design, Build & Maintain with Mitros Woningcorporatie

  • Chain cooperation with chain partners VIOS Bouw 

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