Interhabs Ireland Profile
Interhabs Ireland are now building Canadian timber frame houses in Ireland with superior standards for comfortable, healthy modern living with sustainable energy efficient construction methods and designs to suit everyone. The Canadian Super-E programme was launched in Ireland a year ago though Interhabs have been building houses here for 4 years.
In advance of the EU’s Directive on Energy Labelling for all new houses the Canadian Super-E Specification exceeds the minimum standards of the Irish Building Regulations. Interhabs can achieve these standards with competitive construction costs. An Interhabs house will achieve a high energy rating when Energy Labelling is implemented in 2006 due to its high levels of insulation, high performance windows, its airtightness specification and testing and its whole house ventilation system with heat recovery.
Interhabs Ltd. in Canada have been building high quality pre-engineered homes for people around the world for 30 years. Interhabs homes can be found in Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Scotland, England, the US, Chile, Korea and, of course, Canada. Decades of research and testing by the Canadian government into the best technologies for healthy, comfortable and energy efficient housing have paid off with the successful export of Super-E houses around the world.
The design of an Interhabs house belies its technical superiority with typically large windows providing generous amounts of natural light filling double height spaces, cathedral ceilings and modern interiors. The houses can be finished externally in whatever material the customer, or the planners, want and the interior can be finished to suit the customers desires and budget. Interhabs have developed some standard house designs which can be modified to suit the customers needs or a completely bespoke design can be built to the customers own design drawings.
Interhabs have obtained type or system approval from the Premier building insurance scheme for all their Super-E houses. The combination of the independent inspections by Premier’s surveyors, the Super-E Certification process and Interhabs pre-engineered manufactured houses provides a level of quality assurance that is unsurpassed in the house building industry.
The research and experience of building timber frame houses that are durable and low maintenance in different climates around the world ensures that an Interhabs Super-E home in Ireland will perform well and appreciate in value over time. The market response to the energy labelling of houses will add value to these energy efficient homes.
The durability of the houses has been proven with research into every area of performance. Monitoring over many years has found that the moisture content of the external timber stud walls actually decreases over time due to the airtight wall design and the ventilation system. The kiln dried timber actually dries out further and stabilises at 12% moisture content several years after completion. Similarly the relative humidity of the interior air is reduced to below 70% at which level house dust mites can’t survive. House dust mites are the major cause of allergic reactions for humans in housing.
The combination of Interhabs and Super-E provides a superior housing solution. The quality, design, comfort and energy efficiency of these houses future-proofs them for today’s demanding and discerning housing market.
Interhabs Ireland contact:
Ronan Long, High Street, Tuam, Co. Galway.
Tel: 093 28218 Fax 093 28945 Mobile: 086 234 1818
Web: www.interhabs.ie
Email: info@interhabs.ie
