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--- certification:certified_passive_houses [2023/08/10 12:12] – [valid with "Criteria for Buildings" 10b and earlier] yaling.hsiao@passiv.de
+++ certification:certified_passive_houses [2024/05/22 11:56] (current) – [Criteria for Building] yaling.hsiao@passiv.de
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 {{:picopen:siegel_zertifiziertes_ph_classic_en.jpg?150 |}}\\ [[basics:what_is_a_passive_house|Passive House buildings]] are characterised by especially high levels of indoor comfort with minimum energy consumption.  The Passive House Standard offers excellent economic efficiency especially for new builds.
-The [[certification:passive_house_categories:classic-plus-premium|Passive House Classes]]  **Classic, Plus or Premium** can be achieved depending on the use of renewable energy sources.
+The [[certification:passive_house_categories|Passive House Classes]]  **Classic, Plus or Premium** can be achieved depending on the use of renewable energy sources.
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 ==== Low Energy Building ====
-{{:picopen:siegel_low_energy_building.jpg?150 |}} The PHI Low Energy Building Standard is suitable for buildings which do not fully comply with Passive House criteria for various reasons.
+{{:picopen:siegel_low_energy_building.jpg?150 |}} The PHI Low Energy Building Standard is suitable for buildings which cannot attain the criteria for Passive House Classic for various reasons, but still offer many of its advantages.
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-====== Building Criteria ======
+====== Criteria for Buildings ======
-The official Building Criteria are published by the Passive House Institute in [[https://passiv.de/de/03_zertifizierung/02_zertifizierung_gebaeude/04_enerphit/04_enerphit.htm|German]], [[https://passivehouse.com/03_certification/02_certification_buildings/08_energy_standards/08_energy_standards.html|English]] and [[https://passipedia.org/_media/picopen/9f_160815_phi_criterios_edificios_es.pdf | Spanish]]. They can be downloaded from the Passive House Institute's website: [[https://passiv.de/downloads/03_building_criteria_en.pdf|Criteria for the Passive House, EnerPHit and PHI Low Energy Building Standard]]  The Building Criteria are also available in [[https://passivehouse.com/downloads/03_building_criteria_ip_en.pdf|IP units]]:
-Older versions of the building criteria can be found in the [[https://passivehouse.com/03_certification/02_certification_buildings/08_energy_standards/08_certification_criteria_archive.html|archive]].
+The official Building Criteria can be downloaded from the Passive House Institute's website: [[https://passivehouse.com/03_certification/02_certification_buildings/08_energy_standards/08_energy_standards.html|Criteria for the Passive House, EnerPHit and PHI Low Energy Building Standard]]. They are published in German, English (in SI and IP units) and Spanish.
-[[certification:building_criteria_2015|Changes to the Building Criteria]] are described in the respective criteria document.
+Older versions of the building criteria can be found in the [[https://passivehouse.com/03_certification/02_certification_buildings/08_energy_standards/08_certification_criteria_archive.html|archive]].
-Translations into other languages exist and are produced by various partners and Passive House organisations worldwide. If you would also like to translate criteria into your national language, please contact the Passive House Institute. You will then receive translation instructions. Please note that translations of criteria are purely informative and not binding: [[certification:certified_passive_houses:certification_criteria_in_other_languages|Building Criteria in other languages]].
+[[.:building_criteria_2015|Changes to the Building Criteria]] are described in the respective criteria document.
+Translations into other languages exist and are produced by various partners and Passive House organisations worldwide. Please note that translations of criteria are purely informative and not binding: [[.:certified_passive_houses:certification_criteria_in_other_languages|Building Criteria in other languages]].If you would also like to translate criteria into your national language, please contact the Passive House Institute. You will then receive translation instructions.
 **Supplementary provisions to the criteria**
-With version 10 of the building criteria, the following supplementary provisions were integrated into the [[https://passiv.de/downloads/03_building_criteria_en.pdf| Building Criteria document]]:
+With version 10 of the building criteria, the following supplementary provisions were integrated into the [[https://passiv.de/downloads/03_building_criteria_en.pdf|Building Criteria document]]:
-[[Certification of terraced houses according to Passive House Institute criteria]]
+[[.:certification_of_terraced_houses_according_to_passive_house_institute_criteria|]]
-[[Certification of buildings in which the ground floor is used for commercial purposes]]
+[[.:certification_of_buildings_in_which_the_ground_floor_is_used_for_commercial_purposes|]]
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 ====== Building Certification Guide ======
-====== valid with "Criteria for Buildings" 10b and earlier ======
+===== valid with "Criteria for Buildings" 10b and earlier =====
 In addition to general information on certification, the [[.:building_certificaton_guide|Building Certification Guide]] provides supplementary explanations of the requirements set out in the Building Criteria. In case of doubt, the requirements described in the Building Criteria always take precedence over the explanations in the guide. Furthermore, there are also [[.:certified_passive_houses:example_documents|examples of the most important documents]] that must be submitted for certification.
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-[{{:picopen:passivhaus-zertifizierungen_en_jan2023.jpg?nolink&375|Development of Passive House certifications (January 2023). Current figures and other graphs can be found [[https://passivehouse-international.org/index.php}}]]]
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+[{{ :picopen:passivhaus-zertifizierungen_en_jan2023.jpg?nolink&375|Development of Passive House certifications (January 2023). Current figures and other graphs can be found [[https://passivehouse-international.org/index.php|here]]}}]
 ====== Certified Buildings worldwide ======
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-====== valid with "Criteria for Buildings" 10b and earlier ======
-In addition to general information on certification, the [[.:building_certificaton_guide|Building Certification Guide]] provides supplementary explanations of the requirements set out in the Building Criteria. In case of doubt, the requirements described in the Building Criteria always take precedence over the explanations in the guide. Furthermore, there are also [[.:certified_passive_houses:example_documents|examples of the most important documents]] that must be submitted for certification.
-As of version 10c of the [[https://passivehouse.com/downloads/03_building_criteria_en.pdf|Criteria for Buildings]] PHI has integrated the content of the Building Certification Guide into the Criteria for Buildings document. PHI has discontinued the development of the Building Certification Guide as a separate document.
-[[.:building_certificaton_guide|Building Certification Guide (all languages)]]
-[[.:certified_passive_houses:example_documents|Sample documents that need to be submitted for certification]]
+===== Also see =====
+[[:examples|Built examples]]
+[[.:certified_passive_houses:certification_of_passive_house_offices|]]
+[[.:enerphit|]] [[:basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:project-specific_primary_energy_requirements_for_passive_house_certification|]]
+[[.:addendum_concerning_the_use_of_vacuum_insulation|]] [[.:evaluation_of_server_and_server_room_efficiency_for_non-residential_buildings_that_exceed_the_primary_energy_criterion|]]
-===== Also see =====
+[[:planning:calculating_energy_efficiency:phpp_-_the_passive_house_planning_package:calculation_guide_for_temperature_reduction_factors|]]
-[[:examples|Built examples]].
-[[.:certified_passive_houses:certification_of_passive_house_offices|]]
-[[.:enerphit|]] [[:basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:project-specific_primary_energy_requirements_for_passive_house_certification|]] [[.:addendum_concerning_the_use_of_vacuum_insulation|]] [[.:evaluation_of_server_and_server_room_efficiency_for_non-residential_buildings_that_exceed_the_primary_energy_criterion|]] [[:planning:calculating_energy_efficiency:phpp_-_the_passive_house_planning_package:calculation_guide_for_temperature_reduction_factors|]]