Public hous­ing in Tarm

69% LESS CO2 FOOTPRINT THAN BR23

When:

2022

Where:

Tarm

M2:

7698

Builder:

Ringkøbing-Skjern Boligforening

Tarm is a climate-opti­mized passive house-plus hous­ing devel­op­ment with 31 public hous­ing units from 75 to 114 square meters. The homes replace a former town hall on the site and are centrally located in Tarm city. 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 Build­ing Regu­la­tions 2023. The climate-friendly homes are designed to be as energy effi­cient as possi­ble. BJERG has been the over­all consul­tant and prepared the local plan.

Public housing in Tarm 1 | Bjerg Arkitektur

ENERGY-EFFI­CIENT DWELLING IN INTER­AC­TION WITH NATURE 

The homes’ low energy consump­tion is achieved, among other things, with:
- An airtight construc­tion, so 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 throt­tled drains protect 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

Public housing in Tarm 3 | Bjerg Arkitektur
Public housing in Tarm 5 | Bjerg Arkitektur
Public housing in Tarm 7 | Bjerg Arkitektur
The CO2 emis­sions for general resi­den­tial construc­tion in Tarm are far below the future require­ments in both the build­ing regu­la­tions and the volun­tary sustain­abil­ity class.