Integrated Energy is a building physics consultancy providing low energy and low impact building design services. They have expertise in Passive House principles and design, BREEAM certification, thermal modeling and analysis to eliminate air leakage and thermal bridging. Their team includes architects, researchers, and consultants with experience in Passive House projects, renovations, schools and residential buildings designed to energy standards as low as 14kWh/m2 and air tightness of 0.65m2/hr/m2. They provide services throughout the design and construction process to help deliver high performance buildings.

1. Passivhaus Discussion

2. Integrated Energy is the working title for a Building Physics consultancy providing services to Architects and builders to deliver low energy low impact building without the risk.

3. Who are we? Dr Kirk Shanks BEng (Hons), MSc Arch, PhD Frank Cooney B.Arch MRIAI Pat Barry Dip.Arch,Msc,MRIAI,Dip.Proj.Man Archie O’Donnell Dip.Arch,Tech,BSc Reg+Urban Plan Frank Cooney is principle of Cooney Architects. He was Project manager on the pioneering 1992 Green building in Dublins Temple Bar. He recently received a Green Apple award for his passive house approach renovation of an 1830‘s farmhouse. His practice specialises in Education and large scale residential. Dr. Kirk Shanks is the senior researcher in the School of Architecture in the Dublin Institute of Technology, founder of the Research in Sustainable Environments Unit (RiSE) he has been a key mover in creating new research programmes and groups. Pat Barry is an Architect with 20years experience and BREEAM consultant. He has worked extensivly in Northern Ireland with TODD Architects. He is currently an initiator of the Irish Green Building Council and a proponent of whole systems sustainability frameworks for Ireland. Pat designs Passive house projects for multi residence schemes. Archie O‘Donnell is an Architectural consultant advising on cost effective methods of delivering Passive and low energy Buildings. He has air tested houses as low 0.22 and 0.25 air changes for passive houses. He is also a planning consultant secialising in environmental assessment of masterplanning

5. Commercial Mixed use Vets practice, doctors surgery, 2 Apartments. designed as conventional, built as near passive. Vets and doctors surgery 16kWh/m2 Apartments 14kWh/m2 Air test 0.9m2/hr/m2 Passive Renovation Renovated to 14kWh/m2 Air test 0.65m2/hr/m2 Energy-plus standard

6. Passive Schools Approach – St Laurence’s NS BREEAM Education

7. Low energy School Timber frame high spec.

8. 2015 Carbon Neutral Passive Renovation - conservation Renovated to 20 kWh/m2 Air test 1.0 m2/hr/m2 Seasonal Storage Cold bridge – original details Cold bridge – improved details

9. 2015 Carbon Neutral

10. Passive House Timber frame high spec.

11. 3 litre house Self builder spec.

12. A rated house Local Authority spec. Passive design approach Cooney Architects. Solar Aspect masterplanning

13. A rated house Local Authority spec. Option 1 Terracotta

14. A rated house Local Authority spec. Thermal Bridge

15. A rated house Local Authority spec. Surface temperature

16. A rated house Local Authority spec. Option 2 EPS external render and AAC

17. A rated house Local Authority spec. Option 2 Thermals

18. A rated house Local Authority spec. Option 2 Cold bridge Calculation

19. A rated house Local Authority spec. Option 2 Condensation risk analysis

20. A rated house Local Authority spec. Option 2 Condensation risk - location

21. A rated house Local Authority spec. Option 2 Condensation risk location 1

22. A rated house Local Authority spec. Option 2 Condensation risk location 2

23. Airtightness – Thermal Imaging

24. 2015 Carbon Neutral 3 litre House Heating Schematic

25. Airtightness – Thermal Imaging

27. Passive Principles, PHPP , BREEAM PHPP, Daylight analysis, Shading analysis, Specification Thermal Bridging, Specification airtightness,PHPP,WUFI Detail supervision, tool box talks ` Air test, remediation reports OUR SERVICES We provide expertise in designing Passive houses and commercial buildings. BREEAM buildings and communities. We specialise in modelling and analysis of construction detailing to eliminate air leakage and thermal bridging. We can provide consultants to augment your sustainability consultants expertise and assist in the delivery of better buildings based on evidence led decision making