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Passive Home Construction

“Passive House” is today’s most energy efficient building standard. Buildings that meet the Passive House standard use 80% less energy for heating and cooling than conventional buildings, yet they are significantly more comfortable and healthier than traditionally built homes.

A Passive House conserves energy by creating an essentially airtight, super insulated, compact building enclosure that takes advantage of the sun and the heat that emanates from occupants and equipment to achieve a comfortable indoor environment.

A ventilation system, including what is called a heat recovery ventilator or HRV is used to provide a continuous supply of filtered fresh air. Add this all together and your Mønhuset Passive House meets a triple bottom line:

1. Personal health and comfort,
2. Energy efficiency, and
3. Affordability.

Exterior

Exterior materials are all the surfaces on the exterior of the
house, i.e. foundations, facade, roofing, doors, windows and terraces.

Post Foundation
Mønhuset's standard “vacation home” foundation is a post foundation. We believe that it suits the house well architecturally. On wetter properties, or where here is a lot of snow, post foundations are an advantage as they raise the house well above the terrain.
Cement Foundations
There are numerous reasons to select either a full cement foundation - or slab on grade. Some may feel more secure with these foundations and they may also be obliged by local requirements and building regulations for targeted energy performance (insulation levels, energy system, air tightness, etc). This would apply especially when a Mønhuset is built as a year-round house.
Post Foundation
Mønhuset's standard “vacation home” foundation is a post foundation. We believe that it suits the house well architecturally. On wetter properties, or where here is a lot of snow, post foundations are an advantage as they raise the house well above the terrain.
Cement Foundations
There are numerous reasons to select either a full cement foundation - or slab on grade. Some may feel more secure with these foundations and they may also be obliged by local requirements and building regulations for targeted energy performance (insulation levels, energy system, air tightness, etc). This would apply especially when a Mønhuset is built as a year-round house.
Exterior Cladding
The base facade cladding for our homes is spruce. We have chosen spruce due to its superior property of closed wood cell structure, which gives it long term durability. Our homes may be ordered with black exterior facades that are treated at the factory. Other colors are also possible. The boards are primed with linseed oil before being painted with high quality paint.
Doors and Windows Mønhuset’s standard windows are DVV approved wooden windows with 2-layer energy glass in either black or white and in good Danish quality. We especially like the black window for a black cladding, which gives a uniform and harmonious facade. Windows and doors can be delivered in several different types: Mahogany, Kebony, wood / aluminum or with 3-layer low-energy panes. By e.g. 3-layer doors and windows you avoid cold precipitation on the floor by the large windows and save approx. 30% on energy loss through windows and doors. Sliding doors and folding doors can also be incorporated into Mønhuset’s floor plan.

Interior and Furniture

Interiors are all surfaces that are seen on the inside of the house, ie. floors, wall coverings and floor and wall tiles in the bathroom. Furniture includes kitchen cupboards, countertops, sinks, faucets and white goods (large home appliances such as stoves, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, tumble driers, dishwashers, and air conditioners). In the bathroom, furniture would include cupboards, shower and / or bath, and washbasin.

Wall Cladding
For our homes, we consider that the interior cladding is best made of wood. The standard wall cladding is white painted profile board. We have chosen this profile so that the boards are close together, just like floorboards. This ensures that your wall surface is a clean, simple, smooth and attractive.
Floors
Mønhuset's pine floors provide a good, solid floor, as these trees have a very slow annual growth. Wood is most susceptible after it has been cut so the floors are treated in the factory, ensuring that the finishes will penetrate deeply to protect the wood.
Kitchen
Our kitchen doors are clean and attractive and painted white. Simple hoop grip handles are used to maintain a quiet overall design. With our Interior designer, a range of kictchen options can be reviewd. Our standard tabletop is a high-pressure laminate in white or black.
Individual kitchen
If you want to put your own stamp on the kitchen's appearance, it is possible to have the kitchen adapted to exactly your wishes and needs. Our skilled interior designer is happy to help you put together and incorporate the perfect kitchen for you in your new Mønhus.

Contact

Need more information about Mønhuset-Canada? Please give us a call or send us an email.
1 . 514 . 377 . 2475
william@monhuset.ca

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