AirGuard®for Passive Treehouse in UK, Building Material, Images
AirGuard®for Passive Treehouse in UK
Steel and Timber Framed House using DuPont? Tyvek® and DuPont? AirGuard® – Building Envelope News
31 Jan 2017
AirGuard®for Passive Treehouse
Aiming High with a Grand Design: DuPont? Tyvek® and DuPont? AirGuard® ensure great results for the UK?s first Passive Treehouse
One of the star turns on Grand Designs recently was the spectacular Treehouse project, built to meet passive house standards and set 40 feet into the forest canopy. Designed as a much loved home and also to operate as a B&B, this blue-sky concept was naturally built to the highest standards of sustainability and efficiency. Steel and timber framed, with open-jointed timber cladding to blend into its environment, the design demanded the very best from its building envelope. Therefore, a range of DuPont? Tyvek® advanced building membranes and accessories were specified to both protect the structure during the build and to maximise airtightness and thermal performance once occupied.
As seen on Channel 4?s Grand Designs, DuPont building membranes wrap an ambitious residential project that aims to be the UK?s first passive tree house, thus protecting the build while also enhancing performance.
Considering the location and style of the project, a key choice of membrane was the highly specialised Tyvek® UV Façade option, a totally black breather membrane designed to withstand exposure to sunlig...