Abstract
The House of Tomorrow Today (HoTT) is an experimental house built in the municipality of Heeze-Leende (Sterksel) in the Netherlands. It was named that way because it is realized according to rather new sustainable visions like Slimbouwen and Active House, but with tangible (todays) technology. The project was finished mid 2014 and is now subject of demonstration and research. This paper sets out the project, its objectives, the basic visions, research plans and especially preliminary findings with regard to sustainability analysis. HoTT definitely appears to be a very sustainable project as with regard to energy, health, user quality and long-term values. However with regard to the environment/materials the performance lags behind. Some sustainability elements appear to contradict. In HoTT the apparently poor score for environmental impact of materials is more than compensated by the energy production surplus. This phenomenon is being discussed, and also how to deal with it.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
| Event | Healthy Buildings Europe 2015, HB 2015 - Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands Duration: 18 May 2015 → 20 May 2015 http://hb2015-europe.org/ |
Conference
| Conference | Healthy Buildings Europe 2015, HB 2015 |
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| Abbreviated title | HB 2015 Europe |
| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Eindhoven |
| Period | 18/05/15 → 20/05/15 |
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Keywords
- Active house
- Comfort
- Energy surplus
- Slimbouwen
- Sustainability