Glenavy House, Co. Antrim

Location: Co. Antrim

Size: 2020 sqft

Criteria: This house is built on a relatively narrow infill site in the countryside. The house design is different in that the utility room faces the main approach, with the family living kitchen and dining space taking advantage of the south-facing aspect and privacy to the rear garden. Our client wanted an energy-efficient house that would not use fossil fuel for its space heating. For this reason, the house is designed to be very energy efficient and uses all of the design principles of Passive House design. There is an extremely low energy demand for space heating. As a consequence, it makes economic sense to use a small electric air-source heat pump as the main space heating and hot water heating source for the house.