Sol-Lux Alpha

PROJECT
Project Name: Sol-Lux Alpha
Completion Date:
2018
Building Type:
Condos (Multi-Family)
Project Description:

This four unit, five story building is the first multi-family Passive House project in San Francisco. Equipped with an extensive photovoltaic (PV) roof canopy and copious battery storage (3 13 kW Tesla Powerwalls per unit), Sol-Lux Alpha is intended to function as a "Nano-grid," with ample surplus power for vehicle charging.
Location:
94110 San Francisco, CA
No. of units:
4
Construction Type:
stick framed over concrete podium ground floor
Construction Cost:


TEAM
Owner:
Sol-Lux Alpha
Architect/Designer:
rg-architecture
Engineer/s:
Strandberg Engineering
PH Consultant:
Essential Habitat Architecture
Contractor:
Other:
Developer: Off The Grid Design
Miscelaneous:


PREDICTED PERFORMANCE

METRIC VALUES
Treated Floor Area:
6172 ft2
573 m2
Typical Calc. Area:
7930 ft2
Exterior Walls:
18.80 hr.ft2.ºF/BTU
0.302 W/m2K
Floor/Slab:
11.12 hr.ft2.ºF/BTU
0.511 W/m2K
Roof:
60.51 hr.ft2.ºF/BTU
0.094 W/m2K
Overall Window:
4.17 hr.ft2.ºF/BTU
1.362 W/m2K
Window Frame:
6.00 hr.ft2.ºF/BTU
0.946 W/m2K
Window SHGC:
0.71
0.71 %
Entry Door:
2.07 hr.ft2.ºF/BTU
2.7429951690821 W/m2K
Ventilation:
81.80 %
81.80 %
Heating Source:
LG Heat Pump
Cooling Source:
LG Heat Pump
Hot Water Source:
Sanden Heat Pump Water Heater
Airtightness:
0.60 ACH50
0.60 ACH50
Green materials:
Annual Heat Demand:
4.04 kBTU/ft².yr
12.74 kWh/m2yr
Heating Load:
2.56 BTU/ft².hr
8.08 W/m2
Primary Energy Value:
38.25 kBTU/ft².yr
120.66 kWh/m2yr


CERTIFICATION
Certification:
Issued by:
PHIUS