LS HUS: A Sustainable Residential Development in Ale Municipality, Sweden

The LS HUS project in Ale Municipality, Sweden, is a residential development featuring two apartments, designed with a focus on sustainability, energy efficiency, and living comfort. The client purchased the plot with an expired building permit, necessitating a new application, during which modifications were made to the original design to better suit the client’s needs, including reducing the house size and removing several windows based on daylight and energy analyses. Savings from these adjustments were reinvested in optimizing insulation, achieving an energy class A rating per Swedish BBR standards. Additionally, the project is eligible for certification under LEED v4.0 and Miljöbyggnad, meeting high standards for energy efficiency, sustainability, and comfort. Solar panels are expected to generate more energy than the apartments will consume, making the building energy-positive. This project exemplifies modern sustainable building practices, aligning with LEED and Miljöbyggnad certification criteria, BBR compliance, optimized energy performance, and renewable energy production.