Public housing in Tarm
New Construction
- Building Type : Terraced Individual housing
- Construction Year : 2022
- Delivery year :
- Address 1 - street : Radhus gründen 6880 TARM, Denmark
- Climate zone : [Cfb] Marine Mild Winter, warm summer, no dry season.
- Net Floor Area : 2 779 m2
- Construction/refurbishment cost : 5 100 000 €
- Number of Dwelling : 31 Dwelling
- Cost/m2 : 1835.19 €/m2
Certifications :
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Primary energy need
83 kWhpe/m2.year
(Calculation method : Primary energy needs )
69% less CO2 footprint than the Danish building regulation requires
These buildings is a climate-optimized passive house-plus project with 31 public housing units from 75 to 114 square meters. The homes replace a former town hall building on the site and are centrally located in Tarm by. Green outdoor areas create an oasis with rainwater beds and terraces between the houses. The building's CO2 footprint is 69% lower than the requirements of the Danish Building Regulations 2023. The climate-friendly homes are designed to be as energy efficient as possible.
Energy efficient dwelling in interaction with nature
The homes' low energy consumption is achieved, among other things with:
- An airtight construction, so that the houses have a very low heat loss from the walls, ceiling and floor.
- Tight and south-facing windows, so that the sun's heat is utilized.
- Controlled ventilation with heat recovery.
- Solar heating system used for domestic hot water.
The building is compact and open to the south and green outdoor spaces.
LAR elements such as rainwater beds and wet basins with reduced drainage ensure against cloudbursts and give the green areas a blue theme.
The LAR areas are planted with grasses. The homes are built in wooden constructions with facades in the natural materials slate and thermo wood.
Solar cells and a district heating integrated micro heating system contribute to the plus energy standard.
Photo credit
Jonas Krebs
Contractor
Construction Manager
Stakeholders
Company
Erasmus & Partnere
https://erasmus.dk/Mechanical Engineer
Energy consumption
- 83,00 kWhpe/m2.year
- Air tightness: n50 = 0.6/h
- Annual heating demand: 13 kWh/(m²a)
- Heating load: 12 W/m²
- Cooling load: 0 W/m²
- Demand: 40 kWh/(m²a)
- Supply: 66 kWh/(m²a)
Envelope performance
Systems
- Heat pump
- Heat pump
- No cooling system
- Double flow heat exchanger
- Solar photovoltaic
Urban environment
Product
Ventillation Compact P Nilan

Nilan
https://www.nilan.dk/Structural work / Passive system
The Compact P is a ventilation and heating system that provides with ventilation, heat recovery and domestic hot water production. It ensures a daily renewal of the air by evacuating dust, odors and excess humidity for a healthy and pleasant indoor atmosphere. When it is hotter inside than outside the house, an integrated bypass lets fresh air in directly to cool down as much as possible without using additional energy.
Construction and exploitation costs
- 510 000 €
Life Cycle Analysis
Water management
Indoor Air quality
Comfort
- Interior temperature winter 20°C
- Interior temperature summer 25°C
Quality of life and services
The building open to green outdoor spaces.
GHG emissions
- 3,70 KgCO2/m2/year
Reasons for participating in the competition(s)
- The building's CO2 footprint is 69% lower than the requirements of the Building Regulations 2023;
- The houses are climate-friendly and designed to be as energy efficient as possible;
- Rainwater beds and wet basins with reduced drainage ensure against cloudbursts and give the green areas a blue theme;
- The window surface temperature indicator shows comfort values on all major glacings. All U values better than comfort U values;
Building candidate in the category
