{"id":19137,"date":"2017-03-03T15:27:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T14:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.popup-house.com\/?p=19137"},"modified":"2019-12-10T13:24:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T12:24:45","slug":"how-to-conceive-a-bioclimatic-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.popup-house.com\/en\/how-to-conceive-a-bioclimatic-house\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I build a bio-climatic house?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.popup-house.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/picto-propre-bleu-bleu.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24836 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popup-house.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/picto-propre-bleu-bleu-150x150.png\" alt=\"Design of a bioclimatic house | PopUp House\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.popup-house.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/picto-propre-bleu-bleu-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.popup-house.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/picto-propre-bleu-bleu.png 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bio-climatic house is a building designed in a way that allows occupants to benefit from the natural properties of its environment. This leads to high\u00a0thermal comfort and big energy savings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bio-climatic design is the first step towards having a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popup-house.com\/en\/what-is-a-passive-house\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">passive house <\/span><\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.popup-house.com\/en\/?p=26116\">positive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Use the sun&#8217;s heat to your advantage<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the following objectives are met, solar heat will contribute in naturally heating the house: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Window orientation : 50% facing south, between 20 and 30% facing east, 15% facing west and between 0 and 10% facing north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indoor layout: rooms that do not require much solar heating\u00a0face north\u00a0(i.e., corridors, staircases, hallway) and living spaces placed facing\u00a0south, east or west (i.e., living room, kitchen, bedrooms). \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24784 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popup-house.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/GIFsoleil.gif.gif\" alt=\"Solar heat supply for a bioclimatic house | PopUp House\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Avoid overheating <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excessive solar heating can lead to overheating in summer, especially in warm regions. As a result, it is important to plan: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overhangs above windows that are\u00a0facing south<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">External blinds on west and east facing windows <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vegetation to provide additional shading <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24728 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.popup-house.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/longueur-casquette-300x271.png\" alt=\" length of an overhang in a bioclimatic house | PopUp House\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.popup-house.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/longueur-casquette-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/www.popup-house.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/longueur-casquette.png 571w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Keep the heat<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining a comfortable\u00a0temperature in a house is possible when the following suggestions are met:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Design a compact building. Buildings with a second floor will have less heat loss through walls than a building with only one floor\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose\u00a0walls and windows that have a high thermal performance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure air-tightness of the house frame to prevent uncontrolled air inlets and outlets\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Install heating, cooling and ventilation equipment adapted to PopUp Houses<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow our <a href=\"\/?page_id=19141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">detailed guide<\/a> for more information on bioclimatic design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bio-climatic house is a building designed in a way that allows occupants to benefit from the natural properties of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":19135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[64],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Design your bioclimatic PopUp House |PopUp House<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you want to build and live in a house that is both modern and efficient? 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