ᐅ Heating System for New Construction – Which Is the Best Option?
Created on: 7 Oct 2017 20:33
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FlohJoe
Hello,
starting next week, I will be building a single-family house of 180 m² (1,938 sq ft). Many details have already been finalized, but I keep changing my mind about the type of heating. Initially, I was convinced to go with a gas condensing boiler combined with tube collectors. Then I considered an air-to-water heat pump. Now I am leaning towards a pellet heating system. There is also the Vitovalor from Viessmann, which I find interesting—generating electricity myself..
Basically, I want to be as self-sufficient as possible regarding energy supply. So, perhaps an air-to-water heat pump with photovoltaic panels and a water-based fireplace? I’m a bit overwhelmed. Maybe someone here can give me some advice on what is feasible..
Best regards, Florian
starting next week, I will be building a single-family house of 180 m² (1,938 sq ft). Many details have already been finalized, but I keep changing my mind about the type of heating. Initially, I was convinced to go with a gas condensing boiler combined with tube collectors. Then I considered an air-to-water heat pump. Now I am leaning towards a pellet heating system. There is also the Vitovalor from Viessmann, which I find interesting—generating electricity myself..
Basically, I want to be as self-sufficient as possible regarding energy supply. So, perhaps an air-to-water heat pump with photovoltaic panels and a water-based fireplace? I’m a bit overwhelmed. Maybe someone here can give me some advice on what is feasible..
Best regards, Florian
Could you please elaborate on that? Why would that be the case in the approval exemption procedure? The builder or the planner commits to build according to the requirements of the development plan, and that’s that. As long as these are not violated, changes should be allowed, right?
In our case, a simplified building permit procedure was carried out, and we are currently about to switch from an air-to-water heat pump to a ground-source heat pump, which is no problem at all...
...at least in our region, neither the district office nor the municipality checks setback distances, plot ratio (floor area ratio), or which heat pump is installed. And this is not a rumor, but the statement of the responsible employee at the district office... though of course, this may vary depending on the region.
In our case, a simplified building permit procedure was carried out, and we are currently about to switch from an air-to-water heat pump to a ground-source heat pump, which is no problem at all...
...at least in our region, neither the district office nor the municipality checks setback distances, plot ratio (floor area ratio), or which heat pump is installed. And this is not a rumor, but the statement of the responsible employee at the district office... though of course, this may vary depending on the region.
ruppsn schrieb:
Why should that be the case in the permit exemption process?Because you still submit a building application in that process. And if it states that you are installing an air-to-water heat pump, but you then install a gas heating system instead, the application is no longer correct. Even if the gas heating system is generally acceptable.
And that can cause problems.
(Based on my experience with the building authority, I would nowadays say: "Forget about it." What is stated is stated... normally, the building authority cannot enforce a removal or something similar.)
Best regards,
Andreas
Ok, in theory that might be the case, but to make sure if this is also how it works in practice, I would simply check with your local permitting authority. As I said, we have a statement from an official at the county office.
I also think it is completely impractical to submit a new building permit/planning permission application for every minor change. For example, our documents specify what the interior walls (partition walls) are made of—calcium silicate bricks. If we were to switch to drywall for cost reasons, theoretically we would also have to submit a new application. The municipality / permitting authority would not be happy about that. The purpose of the exemption procedure from permits was exactly to relieve building departments and to transfer more responsibility (and risk) to the builder, so requiring new applications for every small change would be absolutely counterproductive.
But yes, formally you would have to do it. I would view the whole thing less dogmatically and more pragmatically... but, as so often, everyone has to decide that for themselves.
I also think it is completely impractical to submit a new building permit/planning permission application for every minor change. For example, our documents specify what the interior walls (partition walls) are made of—calcium silicate bricks. If we were to switch to drywall for cost reasons, theoretically we would also have to submit a new application. The municipality / permitting authority would not be happy about that. The purpose of the exemption procedure from permits was exactly to relieve building departments and to transfer more responsibility (and risk) to the builder, so requiring new applications for every small change would be absolutely counterproductive.
But yes, formally you would have to do it. I would view the whole thing less dogmatically and more pragmatically... but, as so often, everyone has to decide that for themselves.
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