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Passive House - Assuring a sustainable energy supply

Passive House – the next decade
On the future evaluation of the energy demand of Passive House buildings
Enhanced optimisation potentials for the electricity demand, envelope and building services
Renewable Primary Energy - the future evaluation system
Evaluation of energy generated on or near a building using the PER system
The new Passive House classes based on the PER system and their implications
Is electricity (still) a "bad" thing?


Building envelope

Airtight construction

Airtightness measurements in Passive Houses
Airtightness of OSB boards

Thermal protection works

Challenging connection details and their impact on the heating demand
Types of glazing and their specific values
Embodied energy of thermal insulation - What is that exactly?
What is a thermal bridge?
Straw as insulation material

Windows

Required U-values for Passive House windows
Passive House windows completely redesigned
Passive House windows - requirements
Optimization of roller shutters and exterior blinds
PHI window certification: previous success and new climate zones
Installation-based thermal bridges Ψinstall
Is it problematic if the window is better than the wall?


Mechanical systems

Ventilation

Optimization of dwelling floor plan configuration for cascade ventilation
Ventilation - flow rates
Cascade ventilation – air exchange efficiency in living rooms without separate supply air inlets and exhaust air outlets
Application of Heat Pipe Technology on Frost Protection of Heat Exchangers for Passive House Ventilation Systems
Benefits of comfort ventilation with heat recovery in non-residential buildings
Planning aspects of ventilation systems in non-residential buildings
Use of ventilation units with rotary heat exchangers
Ventilation systems with heat recovery in non-residential buildings economic efficiency analysis based on billed costs

Heating and DHW

Passive House heating systems in practice - Results and experiences gained from field measurements
Heating and DHW systems in Passive Houses - Overview
Heating and DHW – A comparison of different supply systems
Biomass heating in Passive Houses
Combustion heat in the Passive House
Structural soundproofing for building services systems – Proposed approaches for architects and planners
Sound protection measures for heat pumps
Certification and primary energy balance calculation for compact heat pumps
Experience with drain water heat recovery


Building a Passive House

Quality assurance

Airtightness and wind proofing
Quality Assurance - Thermal bridges
Final approval and initial use
Quality Assurance: Nuremberg case study
2015 / Vol.2 PHI Building Criteria: New with release of PHPP9
Monitoring consumption – "minimal monitoring"


Tools / PHPP

PHPP

Climate data tool for the Southern Hemisphere
Calculating the Treated Floor Area
Solar DHW worksheet
Calculation of primary energy and seasonal performance factor of heat pumps in Passive Houses
Energy refurbishment of heritage buildings with PHPP's and real measurements' feedback
Internal insulation applied to a listed school building: in situ measurements and numerical analysis
Variant calculations and economic assessment with PHPP 9


Non-residential Passive Houses

Passive House schools

Air Quality in Schools

Cafeterias and commercial kitchens

Energy efficiency in cafeterias and commercial kitchens
Reducing demand for extract air

Passive House Retail

Introduction: Retail stores as Passive Houses


Refurbishments with PH components

Passive House refurbishment - Mechanical systems
Basic principles for windows - research on energy efficient modernisation
Airtightness in old buildings
Interior Insulation – basics
Integrating ventilation ducts
Influence of retrofitting on daylighting
Insulation measures for the external envelope
Prospects for the modernisation of existing buildings using highly efficient components
Overview of inter-dependence of individual energy efficiency measures
Comparison of in-situ measurements and hygrothermal simulations of four different interior insulation systems
Economic feasibility of Passive House retrofits
Step-by-step retrofit to achieve EnerPHit-Standard, the example of a single-family home
Windows in step-by-step retrofits - windows first, then insulation (read also in Spanish)
Windows in step-by-step modernisations – First the thermal insulation, then the windows
Ex post building in Bolzano – Experiences with retrofit and operation (Part 1)
Ex post building in Bolzano – Experiences with retrofit and operation (Part 2)
Summary - Using Passive House technology for retrofitting non-residential buildings
Retrofitting ventilation systems in non-residential buildings
Summer situations in refurbished non-residential buildings
Heat losses towards the ground
Possibilities for optimised use of daylight and artificial lighting systems in modernisations of non-residential buildings


Passive Houses in different climates

Passive Houses in cold climates
Passive Houses in subtropical, mild climates
Passive House in mixed humid climates
Passive Houses in hot, dry climates
Passive Houses in hot, humid climates
Passive Houses in tropical climates
Passive Houses in South-West Europe
Passive House in various climate zones - technical and economic aspects
The studies "Passive Houses for different climate zones" / "Passive Houses in tropical climates"


Examples

Non-residential buildings

Sweden's first certified Passive House kindergarten
AVZ Erding (Erding wastewater authorities), Germany


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Articles in other languages

Chinese articles

Achieving climate neutrality in the building sector by 2050

Czech articles

Aktivní přepadové větrání pro rekonstrukce školních budov
Budovy s téměř nulovou spotřebou energie? Pasivní dům nabízí odpověď
Klimatická neutralita budov do roku 2050
Konstrukce a monitoring první veřejné školy v USA v pasivním standardu
Měření vzniku vlhkosti dřeva ve zhlaví trámů u rekonstrukce s vnitřní izolací
Optimalizace uspořádání půdorysu bytů pro kaskádové větrání
Pasivní dům – rozvoj ve všech směrech
Větrání a kvalita vzduchu v bytech po rekonstrukci s běžným větráním okny a s řízeným větráním
Vliv rekonstrukčních opatření na příspěvek denního světla