Project Description
Glazing cost was reduced by increasing U value from 1.80 to 2.84. This was achieved by adding 25% more insulation to the walls and 60% more insulation to the suspended floors (compared to R2.25 as per DtS).
Proposed residential dwelling (class 1a) is located in the city of Sorrento. It consists of 1 level with a net conditioned area of 205m2.
Through VURB method we managed to reduce overall glazing U-value by more than 40%.
Here are some more details on the degree of insulation and glazing thermal performance for the Nulla Vale project:
| Item | NCC 2019 Reference Building | Proposed Building |
| Floor | Suspended floor modelled as concrete slab on ground No insulation added to the concrete slab on ground, R1.0 added to the slab edges. R1.56 added to the Intermediate floor between class 1a and class 10a |
No insulation added to the cellar concrete slab on ground, R3.5 added to the suspended timber floor (excluding living), R3.5 added to the Entry suspended concrete floor, R4.0 added to the Living suspended timber floor, R3.5 added to the internal floor between kitchen and cellar, |
| Internal and common walls | No insulation added to the timber stud walls | No insulation added to the timber stud walls adjacent to conditioned spaces, R1.5 added to the timber stud walls adjacent to unconditioned spaces, |
| External walls | R2.24 added to the Class 1a masonry veneer with 110 mm thick masonry Solar absorbance: 0.6 No insulation added to the Class 10a walls |
R2.8 added to the Cemintel Edge fibre-cement sheet walls, Solar absorptance: 0.35 R2.8 added to the timber cladding walls), Solar absorptance: 0.68 No insulation added to the cellar blockwork walls, Solar absorptance: 0.6 |
| Roof/Ceiling | R4.91 added to the pitched roof (23 degrees) with 2.4m high plasterboard ceiling Solar absorbance: 0.6 |
R5.7 Added to the flat and cathedral ceilings of the pitched roofs with Colorbond cladding, Solar absorptance: 0.73 |
| External shading | All adjoining structures and features, window shading and shading devices have been incorporated into the analysis based on available drawings | Master bedroom glazing (W24-W25): Adjustable shading device capable of restricting at least 80% of summer solar radiation.
Theatre glazing (W28): Adjustable shading device capable of restricting at least 80% of summer solar radiation. Living glazing (W11-W12-W13-W14-W15-W16-W17): Adjustable shading device capable of restricting at least 80% of summer solar radiation. |
| Glazing | Ground floor glazing: U-Value: 1.80, SHGC: 0.43 |
W06-W08-W09 (8.6% of glazing): U-Value: 2.41, SHGC: 0.64 All other glazing (91.4% of glazing): U-Value: 2.89, SHGC: 0.36 |
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