List of Research Group for Cost-effective Passive Houses proceedings

Introduced by the Passive House Institute in 1996, the Research Group for Cost-effective Passive Houses is one of PHI’s key research tools in dealing with recurring and new Passive House related questions and challenges, thereby addressing both theoretical and practical aspects of the question at hand. The Research Group typically meets 2 to 4 times per year, focussing on a different issue each time, ranging from general Passive House principles and technologies to economic aspects and optimised cost-effectiveness; from different types of buildings, construction types and climates, to specific requirements for Passive House refurbishments.

While these sessions are, thus far, held in German only and the proceedings are published in German (order online ), iPHA is working on translating the most important findings gleaned through the sessions and published in the proceedings to make them available in the form of Passipedia articles. Below, your will find a list of all Research Group proceedings published so far. All those shown as hyperlinks will lead you English translations available on Passipedia.

The original German version of Research Group of Cost-effective Passive House Proceedings can be found Übersicht Protokollbände: Arbeitskreis kostengünstige Passivhäuser

Nr.Name
Nr.62Cost-Effective Refurbishments
Nr.61Serial energy retrofits according to Passive House principles
Nr.60Energy efficiency and CO2 emissions over the life cycle - Part 2
Nr.59Energy-efficient non residential buildings - optimal utilisation of building automation potentials
Nr.58Energy-efficiency and CO2 emissions over the life cycle - Part 1: building materials and constructions
Nr.57Building concepts for hot summers
Nr.56Energy efficiency and renewable energy
Nr.55Multi-storey social housing: Cost-effective and energy efficient – (not) mutually exclusive
Nr.54New concepts of controlled ventilation: Façade-integrated ventilation
Nr.53Summer comfort - affordable and energy-efficient
Nr.52Commissioning and operational optimization as success factors for energy-efficient buildings
Nr.51Planning and implementation aids for Passive House - non-residential buildings
Nr.50Affordable ventilation solutions for residential buildings - systems with heat recovery
Nr.49Energy-Efficient Hot Water Systems
Nr.48Using Passive House technology for retrofitting non-residential buildings
Nr.47Energy-efficient canteens and commercial kitchens
Nr.46Passive House: Assuring a sustainable energy supply
Nr.45Accurate measurements in energy-efficient buildings
Nr.44Ventilation in Passive House - non-residential buildings
Nr.43Geothermal heat exchangers and geothermal probes in the Passive House
Nr.42Economic evaluation of energy efficiency measures
Nr.41Cooling in non-residential Passive House buildings
Nr.40Passive House retail establishments
Nr.39Steb-by-step retrofit with Passive House components
Nr.38Heating systems in Passive Houses - statistical evaluation and system comparison
Nr.37Optimization strategies for window construction and solar aperture
Nr.36Heating with biofuels for passive houses
Nr.35Thermal bridges and structural engineering - the limits of design thermal bridges free design
Nr.34Soundproofing when using heat pumps and compact heat pump devices in Passive Houses
Nr.33Passive House Schools
Nr.32Factor 4 Also for Sensitive Old Buildings: Passive House components + interior insulation
Nr.31Energy-efficient room cooling
Nr.30Ventilation aspect when renovating existing buildings
Nr.29Highly insulated roof structures
Nr.28Heat transfer and distribution losses in Passive House
Nr.27Heat losses through the ground
Nr.26New Passive House building services design with heat pumps
Nr.25Temperature Differentiation in Apartments
Nr.24Use of Passive House technologies in the modernisation of old buildings
Nr.23Influence of the ventilation strategy on the concentration and spread of pollutants in the room
Nr.22Ventilation strategies for the summer
Nr.21Examples of architecture: residential buildings
Nr.20Passive House Supply Technology
Nr.19Urban planning instruments for the implementation of Passive Houses
Nr.18Quality control on construction of Passive Houses
Nr.17Dimensioning of ventilation systems in Passive Houses
Nr.16Thermal bridges free construction
Nr.15Passive House Summer Comfort
Nr.14Passive House windows
Nr.13Energy balances with the Passive House Planning Package
Nr.12Passive House - building standard of the future
Nr.11Cost-effective Passive Houses
Nr.10Measurement technology and results
Nr.9User behaviour
Nr.8Choice of materials, ecology and indoor air quality
Nr.7Electricity saving in Passive House
Nr.6Building services in Passive Houses
Nr.5Energy balance and temperature characteristics
Nr.4Ventilation in Passive House
Nr.3Outstanding windows
Nr.2Thermal insulation
Nr.1Cost-effective construction