Project Specs

Location: Isles-aux-Coudres, Quebec
Building Type: Single Family Residential
Project Phase: Completed
Certification Type: None
Year of Construction: 2013
Gross Floor Area (m2): 167

Project Description

Holiday house for the family
Double wooden stud frame
Thermal envelope 2 stories upon an unheated underground garage


Thermal Envelope

Exterior Wall: 19 mm wood cladding
19 mm stud layer
19 mm stud layer
Siga Majvest membrane
38 mm wood fiber board sonoclimat (036)
152 mm stud layer with fiber glass insulation (040)
152 mm fiber glass insulation (040)
100 mm stud layer with fiber glass insulation (04)
13 mm oriented strand board
Siga Majpell membrane
50 mm stud layer with fiber glass insulation (040)
13 mm gypsum wall board
U-value = 0.088 W/(m2K)
Basement Floor/Floor Slab: 13 mm gypsum cealing board
19 mm stud layer
Siga Majvest membrane
13 mm plywood
584 mm wooden joist with cellulose insulation (040)
16 mm plywood
Siga Majpell membrane
16 mm plywood
U-value = 0.067 W/(m2K)
Roof: 152 mm Metal roofing
38 mm stud layer
38 mm stud layer
Siga Majcoat membrane
38 mm wood fiber board Sonoclimat (036)
406 mm TJI joist with fiber glass insulation (040)
13 mm oriented strand board
Siga Majpell membrane
50 mm stud layer with fiber glass insulation (040)
13 mm gypsum wall board
U-value = 0.084 W/(m2K)

Mechanical System

Ventilation: Zehnder, ComfoAir 350
Heat recovery unit
eff. specif. HRE: 83%

With ComfoFond Geothermal heat exchanger
Heating/Cooling: fujitsu compact heat pump
Domestic Hot Water: direct electrical
hybrid electric / heat pump unit, with a Nyle heat pump addon