JanDG
2016-10-20 19:06:12
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Ahoy,
we are currently looking for a condominium. At the moment, we have a penthouse apartment in mind that is supposed to be built according to the Energy Saving Ordinance 2016.
Since we are currently renting a maisonette apartment, we know the problem with the summer heat in the apartment. Every summer, we have 3-4 weeks with up to 30 °C in the living room (luckily, the bedroom is on the lower floor). The current building dates from around 1997.
Both the new and the old apartment face south. However, the new penthouse apartment would only be exposed to the sun from morning until noon. The maisonette apartment is exposed on all sides... from morning until evening.
Now my question: Is it true that the new penthouse apartments do not heat up as much, thanks to the insulation? I can’t really imagine it, if the summer sun beams down for 2-3 days, the heat should eventually get inside and stay longer.
Second question: If we consider an air conditioning system, would that comply with the Energy Saving Ordinance 2016? On Energy Saving Ordinance online, it says "The reference house is not equipped with cooling." That made me uncertain.
Thanks for your help, I am still quite new in this area.
Regards Jan
we are currently looking for a condominium. At the moment, we have a penthouse apartment in mind that is supposed to be built according to the Energy Saving Ordinance 2016.
Since we are currently renting a maisonette apartment, we know the problem with the summer heat in the apartment. Every summer, we have 3-4 weeks with up to 30 °C in the living room (luckily, the bedroom is on the lower floor). The current building dates from around 1997.
Both the new and the old apartment face south. However, the new penthouse apartment would only be exposed to the sun from morning until noon. The maisonette apartment is exposed on all sides... from morning until evening.
Now my question: Is it true that the new penthouse apartments do not heat up as much, thanks to the insulation? I can’t really imagine it, if the summer sun beams down for 2-3 days, the heat should eventually get inside and stay longer.
Second question: If we consider an air conditioning system, would that comply with the Energy Saving Ordinance 2016? On Energy Saving Ordinance online, it says "The reference house is not equipped with cooling." That made me uncertain.
Thanks for your help, I am still quite new in this area.
Regards Jan