Is summer heat protection in new buildings *mandatory*?

  • Erstellt am 2019-06-21 21:30:31

boxandroof

2019-06-25 18:11:41
  • #1
It always very much depends on the conditions and the floor plan. For example, I was surprised that under the sloping roof upstairs it is not warmer than on the ground floor. The reason is probably, among other things, a third gable that shades the roof and the few south-facing windows upstairs. Our living room, with about 15 m² of window area facing south and west, on the other hand, heats up much more strongly during the day without shading.
 

Traumfaenger

2019-06-27 00:07:11
  • #2
We all have Venetian blinds and I wouldn’t trade them. They deflect the sun’s rays and it’s still nice and bright throughout the house. Even during heavy rain, you can throw open all the windows and enjoy plenty of fresh air. It comes in large amounts, not through small slits. What more could you want? If shading had fallen victim to the need to save money, roller blinds with straps would have sufficed. Only, I would never have foregone external shading. I am not looking back to the past in the 1970s, but forward to the future of the 2030s based on current forecasts.
 

Egon12

2019-06-27 07:38:34
  • #3
Our "all-purpose room" is basically exposed to the sun from 9:00 AM until sunset; thanks to the blinds, it is possible to keep the temperature on the ground floor at 23 °C. Especially in the last few days, I found it very pleasant to come into a house cooled to 23 °C. Yes, the ground floor is darker, but you can only have it cool and shady or bright and warm.

We fully ventilate the house in the morning and then seal off the bunker and go to work. However, this only helps on the ground floor.

The attic gets the full exposure; the "cold floor" is a hot floor in summer; you can't throw in that much insulation to keep the heat out. (It's just bad that the bedrooms are up there; probably in the next few years there will be a fixed air conditioning system.)
 

hampshire

2019-06-28 09:04:45
  • #4
When I read this thread, I come to the conclusion that shading is generally considered very useful. If I think about this further, then good shading will secure or increase the value of the house and is therefore a good investment. my conclusion: No matter how much this "Hampshire guy" loves heat - investing in shading is apparently worthwhile and does not necessarily make it dark.
 

crion

2019-07-12 15:44:48
  • #5
Thank you to all involved! Yes, we no longer question the usefulness - but now have to take care of the financing all the more and are annoyed that the topic "summer thermal protection" was not already included as a mandatory component in the actual planning phase. (...I am still amazed that the housing cooperatives apparently still get their new buildings approved here without it...) Have a nice weekend
 

Mycraft

2019-07-12 16:02:02
  • #6


That may also be due to the fact that the plans were submitted many moons ago and different regulations applied "back then."
 

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