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====== What is a Passive House? ====== | ====== What is a Passive House? ====== | ||
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Yet, a Passive House is more than just a low-energy building.\\ | Yet, a Passive House is more than just a low-energy building.\\ | ||
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- | * Passive House buildings allow for heating and cooling related energy savings of up to 90% compared with typical building stock and over 75% compared with average new builds. In terms of heating oil, Passive House buildings use less than 1.5 litres per square meter of living space per year – far less than typical low-energy buildings. Similar energy savings have been demonstrated in warm climates where buildings require more energy for cooling than for heating. | + | * Passive House buildings allow for heating and cooling related energy savings of up to 90% compared with typical building stock and over 75% compared with average new builds. In terms of heating oil, Passive House buildings use less than 1.5 litres per square meter of living space per year – far less than typical low-energy buildings((Of cousre you normally don't heat a passive hosue using oil. A small heat pump is a much better and cheaper solution, a ≈2.5 kW< |
* Passive House buildings are also praised for their high level of comfort. They use **energy sources inside the building** such as the body heat from the residents or solar heat entering the building – making heating a lot easier. | * Passive House buildings are also praised for their high level of comfort. They use **energy sources inside the building** such as the body heat from the residents or solar heat entering the building – making heating a lot easier. | ||
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- | ====== The Passive House has got it all ====== | + | ===== The Passive House has got it all ===== |
- | == Comfort == | + | ==== Comfort |
The Passive House Standard offers a new level of quality pairing a maximum level of [[basics: | The Passive House Standard offers a new level of quality pairing a maximum level of [[basics: | ||
- | == Quality == | + | ==== Quality |
Passive House buildings are praised for their efficiency due to their high level of insulation and their airtight design. Another important principle is [[planning: | Passive House buildings are praised for their efficiency due to their high level of insulation and their airtight design. Another important principle is [[planning: | ||
- | == Ecology / Sustainability == | + | ==== Ecology / Sustainability |
You may have been surprised by not finding ecological aspects mentioned at the very beginning of this article. Passive House buildings are eco-friendly by definition: They use extremely little [[basics: | You may have been surprised by not finding ecological aspects mentioned at the very beginning of this article. Passive House buildings are eco-friendly by definition: They use extremely little [[basics: | ||
- | == Affordability == | + | ==== Affordability |
Are Passive House buildings a good investment? Passive House buildings not only save money over the long term, but are surprisingly affordable to begin with. The investment in higher quality building components required by the Passive House Standard is mitigated by the elimination of expensive heating and cooling systems. Additional financial support increasingly available in many countries makes building a Passive House all the more feasible. Learn more about [[basics: | Are Passive House buildings a good investment? Passive House buildings not only save money over the long term, but are surprisingly affordable to begin with. The investment in higher quality building components required by the Passive House Standard is mitigated by the elimination of expensive heating and cooling systems. Additional financial support increasingly available in many countries makes building a Passive House all the more feasible. Learn more about [[basics: | ||
- | == Measurement results == | + | ==== Measurement results |
- | Measurements carried out in 114 Passive House apartments which were part of the [[http:// | + | Measurements carried out in 114 Passive House apartments which were part of the CEPHEUS project showed average savings of approx. 90%; since then, lots of realized passive houses have been monitored with [[operation: |
- | == Versatility == | + | ==== Versatility |
Any competent architect can design a Passive House. By combining individual measures any new building anywhere in the world can be designed to reach the Passive House Standard. The versatile Passive House Standard is also increasingly being used for non-residential buildings such as administrative buildings and [[Examples: | Any competent architect can design a Passive House. By combining individual measures any new building anywhere in the world can be designed to reach the Passive House Standard. The versatile Passive House Standard is also increasingly being used for non-residential buildings such as administrative buildings and [[Examples: | ||
- | == Retrofits == | + | ==== Retrofits |
The Passive House Standard can also be achieved in [[planning: | The Passive House Standard can also be achieved in [[planning: | ||
- | == Hands-on experience of Passive Houses – You have to see one to believe it == | + | ==== Hands-on experience of Passive Houses – You have to see one to believe it ==== |
The International Passive House Open Days takes place once a year. At this event, hundreds of Passive House residents open their doors to anyone interested in getting a hands-on experience of living in a Passive House. The International Passive House Days are put on by the [[http:// | The International Passive House Open Days takes place once a year. At this event, hundreds of Passive House residents open their doors to anyone interested in getting a hands-on experience of living in a Passive House. The International Passive House Days are put on by the [[http:// | ||
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- | ====== And this is how it works ====== | + | ===== And this is how it works ===== |
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The Passive House is the world leading standard in energy-efficient construction: | The Passive House is the world leading standard in energy-efficient construction: | ||
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- | ====== What’s the Passive House “secret“? | + | ===== What’s the Passive House “secret“? |
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Products for Passive Houses are best practise products all around the world: Minimal U-values, superior window energy performance, | Products for Passive Houses are best practise products all around the world: Minimal U-values, superior window energy performance, | ||
- | ====== See also ====== | + | ===== See also ===== |
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