Home for Life is designed as the world’s first Active House and sets new standards for combining energy-efficient solutions with a healthy indoor climate.
Home for Life is designed as the world’s first Active House and is the result of visionary development process. The sustainable single-family house is a CO2 neutral demonstration project and thanks to 7 m2 solar panels, 50 m2 solar cells, a heat pump and several innovative solutions, the Active House is designed to produce more energy than it consumes.
With an expected energy surplus of 9 kWh/m2/year, it takes Home for Life 35 years to produce the same amount of energy that was used to produce its materials, and by that time, the Active House will have returned more to nature than it has consumed. Over the long-term, therefore, the Active House will be an asset for rather than a burden on the environment.
Furthermore, the structure of the Active House is made of wood, while the facades are clad with natural slate, the floor tiles consist of mosaics of recycled glass and the windows use the latest energy-conserving glass technology. In addition, the window area represents 40 percent of the surface area, which is twice the area compared to a traditional single-family house.
In this way, Home for Life ensures a healthy indoor climate by optimizing daylight, creating a close contact with nature and having integrated sensors that measure the heat, air humidity and CO2 in all rooms. The Active House also has an automatic facade system that adapts to the seasons of the year and draws fresh air into the house.