|
Pre-Summit Home Tour and Dinner
Date: December 8, 2009
Tour and Dinner: 4:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Free bus leaves Doubletree Hotel Denver at 3 p.m. (or drive
yourself)
Interested in a passively cooled wine cellar? Lights you
have to change once every 20 years?
The Platinum LEED Home (PLH) tour in Centennial, Colorado
demonstrates that a holistic approach to building science
using a clear roadmap and coordinated execution with ENERGY
STAR®
programs provides competitive advantage. The design,
building envelope, and integrated systems serve as a new
level for building science. The home proves that ENERGY
STAR®
sets a viable standard for low and net zero energy 21st
century buildings. Building on ENERGY STAR’s solid
foundation, the home offers insights into the future of
completely integrated HVAC, domestic hot water and indoor
air quality systems.
Developers, builders, design and real estate professionals
will learn how to position advanced technology in the
context of home owner needs. The tour will include a guided
walk-through with detailed handouts, followed by a dinner in
concert with an audio-visual presentation. Tour attendees
will view the modeling software and design methodologies
employed in this house, commonly used in Europe but rare for
U.S. installations. Information from low voltage sensors
which can monitor and control the individual components to
increase comfort, efficiency, and reliability will be
presented. The content includes Home Performance with ENERGY
STAR®
data, results from infrared technology scans, LEED for Homes
checklist data, and RESNET results.
Serving as a technology test bed for advanced systems, the
home exceeds all existing metrics for the building envelope,
geothermal, solar, and radiant HVAC performance.
·
The thermal shell utilizes a cost-effective hybrid insulation
system with recycled insulation for truly superior cost
performance.
·
The PLH is equipped with both geothermal water-air and
water-water heat pumps fully integrated with solar hot
water.
·
An air system combines four intelligent zones with ductwork
focused on minimal installation cost and highest efficiency.
·
Plumbing runs are minimal providing dual temperature hot water at
any point without recirculation lines or pumps.
·
The hydronic floor systems are designed for testing high and low
mass radiant systems which provide both radiant heating and
cooling controlled by IR dew point sensors. The home
incorporates energy recover with advanced humidification at
very low power consumption.
·
On the roof, solar thermal and photovoltaic panels power the HVAC
systems while delivering heating BTUs at unprecedented
efficiencies.
·
Passive ground loop cooling provides 12x the efficiency of
conventional cooling. Advanced controls with segmented
geothermal ground loops permit oversizing the solar thermal
array without overheating during summer months.
·
A wine cellar matches a very low energy pump with passive ground
loop cooling to eliminate the need for an external cooling
system.
·
The heat pumps, kitchen, baths, laundry, fireplaces, central
vacuum, computers and additional fixtures are ENERGY STAR® rated.
|
