Passive House
Our main emphasis is energy-efficiency and here our Swedish building methods and traditions play a large role. High levels of insulation and an airtight building envelope in conjunction with ventilation heat-recovery systems and triple glazed low-emission-argon filled glass are important factors. The standard houses used to be "LOW-ENERGY" houses, meaning that they use only small amounts of energy for heating. Since 2006 most houses are built to fully "PASSIVE-STANDARDS". The passive upgrade option was made available in 2004. This is a standard where no heating is required for space heating. These types of houses are sometimes referred to as "BODY-HEAT HOUSES" Contact Scandinavian Homes for further information.

Another concern is to provide a healthy and environmentally friendly house- both for the occupants and for the environment in general. To achieve this we use both simple natural materials and modern components taking advantage of the latest Swedish research on timber housing. Together with our customers, we design the house using our standard modular system. We always strive to maximize the passive-solar heating through our triple glazed windows while taking into account the local wind, rain and other climatic conditions.

Large, open-plan designs, that give a luxurious feeling of space are easily achieved as the energy efficiency of the entire house makes such large areas possible to heat at all times.

Passive House Written By Lars Scan homes