Amman, Jordan
The Rockery House
The Rockery House is a private residence, it is a net-zero-energy building by design. The house was designed to reduce energy use by 50% compared to the code-compliance building and 80% compared to market available similar buildings. It is located on the border of Amman city in Jordan.
Project info
- Construction phase
- New construction
- Building type
- Single Family House (SFH)
- Detailed building type
- Single Family House (SFH) - detached
- Net floor area
- 825 m2
- Stories
- 2 stories
- Construction type
- Concrete
- Original construction year of the building
- 2020
- Project contact
- Maysoon Al-Khuraissat
- Contact email address
- maysoon@adaaconsultants.com
Project team
- Developer(s)/owner(s)
- Private
- Architect(s)
- Hanna Salameh Design
- Energy efficiency consultant(s)
- adaa, sustainable development consultants
- HVAC consultant(s)
- MEDA
Building Rating and Certifications systems
- Rating and certifications systems
- Not applicable
Building Envelope
External walls
- Description of construction
- Concrete walls, aktivTHERM for hard to reach thermal bridge areas
- U-Value
- 0.16 W/(m²*K)
Roof
- Roof type
- Flat roof
- Description of construction
- Concrete ceiling
- U-Value
- 0.21 W/(m²*K)
Openings and windows
- Glazing type
- Double glazed
- U-Value glass
- 1.43 W/(m²*K)
- G-Value glass
- 0.41
- Frame material / description
- PVC for small windows and thermal brake aluminum for large size full height windows
- Overall u-value window
- 1.43 W/(m²*K)
- Description of construction
- Glazing: AGC glass, window frame: Almimari, S
Technical Building Systems
Ventilation system
- Type of ventilation
- Mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery
Space cooling system
- Primary space cooling system
- Centralised chiller │Usually a central system located in the basement
Space heating system
- Primary Space heating system
- Heat Pump (air-water)
Lighting system
- Primary lighting system
- LED (Light emitting diode lamps)
Shading devices
- Type of shading system installed
- Static (fix) shading systems as part of the building architecture (e.g. Maschrabiyya, porch roofs, pergolas)
- Description
- For large full height glazing area, mashrabiya and vegetation screen is used, for small windows roller shutters are used
Final Energy Demand
- Energy carrier (1)
- Electricity
Financial Aspects
- Financing sources
- Own
- Financing/funding institution
- None
