Description

This afternoon is dedicated to timber frame construction. We will be guests at Meerhuis in Heinkenszand, where our speaker, Douwe Leerstra, will explain in detail the possibilities of timber frame construction (hsb). This kind of construction method should no longer remind you of the noisy and poorly insulated timber frame houses from the last decades of the last century. The current generation of hsb houses is at least as good as a house made of bricks and concrete. Indeed, according to our speaker, these days they build super-efficient hsb houses that you can heat up with just a candle.
This afternoon, we will first be explained the principle of timber frame construction. Depending on the number of participants, this will probably be given at a catering establishment in the Goes area.
After the presentation, we are scheduled to visit two projects. The first is a model home in Bruinisse. This is a so-called kangaroo home. This is a building formula where two families live on one generous plot and the house is divided into two separate dwellings: one for the parent and one for the young family. This form of housing offers the elderly, but also the disabled, an opportunity to live independently for longer, with care literally very close at hand.
Secondly, we try to visit another renovation project in Roosendaal. In the Roosendaal district of De Kroeven, 133 social housing units are being renovated into passive houses. Among other things, a new thermal shell of timber-frame elements contributes to the significant energetic improvement of the houses. This involves removing the existing brickwork, facade frames and roof and replacing them with passive house elements by VDM Woningen. This manufactures (prefabricated) facade and roof elements on the new production line for Passive House elements in their factory. The production line has been adapted to the dimensions and requirements of a Passive House element. Eight 35 cm-thick elements are prefabricated per house, including four two-storey-high elements for the façade and four elements for the roof. Thanks to prefabrication, failure costs are less than 1%, compared to an average of 12% for traditional construction. In addition, VDM's work is dimensionally stable, ensuring perfect gap sealing.
The houses undergo a complete metamorphosis, while the residents can continue to live in their homes. This is possible because the new prefabricated façade and roof elements are assembled in one day. To do so, the masonry outer shell is first demolished. Next, the foundation is adapted by means of a concrete slab so that the timber-frame elements can be mounted on it. This takes a total of five days, with the house being 'open' only on the fifth day.

Speaker(s)

Douwe Leerstra

Location

Goes region

Organiser

Region Zeeland

Name and contact details for information

Vincent Calon

v.calon@vacengineering.nl