Saric said NODE placed large opening lift and slide glass patio doors with krypton-filled, triple-insulated glazing at the southern facade. However, the Middle Village site’s narrowest point is at the southernmost point of the property, which greatly reduced sunlight exposure at that end,” wrote Jakov Saric, in a previous article for gb&d. It’s most favorable to have the southernmost facing part of the building include large windows to allow the low winter sun in the house to provide heat. “A hallmark to Passive House design is building with solar orientation, seasonal insulation levels, and sun path in mind. Photo by Brian Berkowitzĭeep window insets at Middle Village in Queens-designed by NODE Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting-reveal the thickness of the insulated concrete forms that help to create an airtight environment. With two separate entrances, Middle Village can be divided or used for extended family as each floor has a full kitchen, living room, bedrooms, and bathrooms. The system delivers far greater design flexibility, transportation efficiency, and time savings than any other method of prefabricated construction. Plant Prefab’s Plant Building System is a hybrid solution combining a new kind of panel with highly specialized modules, driven by advanced engineering. “Air distribution was collocated and restricted to the minimal number of modules and crossovers to allow for efficient and seamless installation.” “With the Plant Building System accommodating the design to prefab was not a significant challenge we were able to translate Richard’s designs into a simple combination of Plant Panels and Plant Modules,” he says. Glenn says the biggest challenge so far had been accommodating the mechanical system using an efficient prefab approach that minimizes the amount of mod/panel crossovers. “Passive House is another major environmental certification program and it integrates uncompromising standards for occupant health, comfort, and energy performance,” said Plant Prefab Founder and CEO Steve Glenn, in a previous article for gb&d. Plant Prefab launched its Passive House LivingHomes program in partnership with Richard Pedranti Architect. This prefabricated passive house is the brainchild of Plant Prefab and Richard Pedranti Architect.
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