Testimonial on the use of infrared heater in a positive energy building

This video shows a low-energy building built to accommodate 15 families.

The architect explains, the energy plan of the building and the equipment used to offer maximum comfort, while being respectful of the environment.

If you dream of a passive house, watch this report to get inspired by the installations used.

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Which heating to choose for a passive building?

The infrared electric heater was chosen for its simplicity and durability.

The products of the video are Insolar infrared heating panels.

"I will present to you, as an architect and resident of the house, a project that we started 4 years ago.

We are near the city here in Darmstad. This building is planned to accommodate 15 families. As soon as we arrived, we decided to look at the building's energy plan. These habitats are very high-quality houses, and the heating needs are low.

Our goal has been to reduce energy consumption as much as possible. We first asked ourselves how to reduce the need for heating and ventilation. We opted for a controlled double-flowventilation with heat recovery. To avoid systems that include fluids and therefore systems that are complicated to set up (radiators or heated floors), we have also selected ainter infrared heating, which is a direct heater.

The advantages are numerous:

• no installation effort,
• no maintenance effort,
• no breakdowns or complicated repairs to be expected,
• no problem setting or reading the temperature.

The infrared heating remain discreet and blend into the aesthetics of the living room. When people come and ask us where we put the heater, they are often surprised to learn that these radiant panels hang from the ceiling. At first, they thought they were light fixtures. Many inhabitants have followed the project of an extraordinary living environment, the one where each quality material has contributed to the insulation.

We spent a first winter that allowed us to realize our energy consumption. We found that our hot water consumption in winter was lower than we had predicted thanks to the heat produced by the water heaters with solar thermal panels.

A few years ago we had a bad opinion of the serial electrical heating, but thanks to photovoltaic solar panels that produce electricity and these new inser infrared panels very reactive we have changed our minds and think this is thefuture!

In the end, it only consumes a small amount of electricity."