View from the north side

These sustainable houses supply all their own energy (EPc = 0). To accomplish this, they use passive solar energy, photovoltaic solar energy, heat pumps, and heat recovery. During the summer heat is stored in the ground, to be used during the winter.
The houses are situated in the district known as 'de Keen', a newly developed district with more zero-energy houses being built to help reduce CO2 emissions.

These zero-energy houses are covered with an 'energy-roof' containing PV modules (around 45 m2 for each house). This roof construction overhangs a row of houses, which means that the energy systems can be easily reached, maintained and, if necessary, expanded. Good ventilation improves the performance of the PV system. The orientation of the houses is more or less independent of the solar systems. The system can be further optimised in the future.
The use of solar energy is a major part of the design process. New designs arise which are architecturally very interesting. The project shows how new concepts enrich the architectural value of the (flat) roof.

Our client is: Bouwfonds Eindhoven