CASA PASSIVA FONTANA | Francesco Masciarelli Architetti

A Passivhaus construction in a temperate zone, categorized as having cold winters and hot summers, that provides energy savings and reduces environmental footprint in a region where furthermore the technological requirements are burdened by the obligation to mitigate risk from high seismic activity. A challenge that is based on the Passivhaus standard, optimizing energy consumption, and relying on the Life Cycle Assessment method to minimize the impact on the environment.The philosophy of the project. Environmental impact reduction thanks to the use of natural (such as wood and wood wool) and/or recycled materials, reduction of drinking water consumption and rain water recycling, management of worksite waste, relocation of centenarian olive trees, reuse of the digging material. Passive strategies such as winter solar gain, summer solar protection, thermal solar system, photovoltaic system, ventilation system with heat recovery and subsoil heat exchanger to achieve energy independence.