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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 | + | * Passive |
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- | * Special | + | * Passive |
- | * A ventilation system consistently supplies fresh air making for superior air quality without causing any unpleasant draughts. A highly efficient heat recovery unit allows for the heat contained in the exhaust air to be re-used.\\ | + | |
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+ | * A ventilation system consistently supplies fresh air making for superior air quality without causing any unpleasant draughts. This is e.g. a guarantee for low Radon levels and improves the health conditions. A highly efficient heat recovery unit allows for the heat contained in the exhaust air to be re-used.\\ | ||
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- | The vast energy savings in Passive | + | The vast energy savings in Passive |
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- | |// **Heat consumption measured in 4 residential estates: one low-energy estate (left) and three Passive House estates**// | + | |// **Heat consumption measured in 4 residential estates: one low-energy estate (left) and three Passive House estates. |
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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 | + | Passive |
- | == Ecology == | + | ==== Ecology |
- | You may have been surprised by not finding ecological aspects mentioned at the very beginning of this article. Passive | + | You may have been surprised by not finding ecological aspects mentioned at the very beginning of this article. Passive |
- | == Affordability == | + | ==== Affordability |
- | Are Passive | + | Are Passive |
- | == 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 Day 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 ===== |
- | **--> | + | **⇒ Efficiency improves comfort** |
- | The Passive House is the world leading standard in energy-efficient construction: | + | The Passive House is the world leading standard in energy-efficient construction: |
* Passive Houses require less than 15 kWh/(m²yr) for heating or cooling {{ : | * Passive Houses require less than 15 kWh/(m²yr) for heating or cooling {{ : | ||
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* The heating/ | * The heating/ | ||
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* Passive Houses must be airtight with air change rates being limited to n< | * Passive Houses must be airtight with air change rates being limited to n< | ||
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* In warmer climates and/or during summer months, excessive temperatures may not occur more than 10 % of the time. | * In warmer climates and/or during summer months, excessive temperatures may not occur more than 10 % of the time. | ||
The Passive House is a sustainable construction concept that provides for affordable, high-quality buildings as well as comfortable, | The Passive House is a sustainable construction concept that provides for affordable, high-quality buildings as well as comfortable, | ||
- | * As newer buildings are increasingly airtight, ventilation through joints and cracks alone is not sufficient to provide for fresh indoor air. Opening the windows as recommended won’t do the job either. Fresh air is not merely a matter of comfort but a necessity for healthy living. [[planning: | + | * As newer buildings are increasingly airtight, ventilation through joints and cracks alone is not sufficient to provide for fresh indoor air. Opening the windows as recommended won’t do the job either. Fresh air is not merely a matter of comfort but a necessity for healthy living |
- | * Even though ventilation systems do require an extra investment to begin with they will end up saving considerable amounts of energy costs, provided that they are highly efficient systems. Passive House quality ventilation systems will reduce the operating costs of any building.\\ | + | |
+ | * Even though ventilation systems do require an extra investment to begin with they will end up saving considerable amounts of energy costs, provided that they are highly efficient systems. Passive House quality ventilation systems will reduce the operating costs of any building.\\ | ||
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* This is where the Passive House concept comes in: As large amounts of fresh outdoor air need to be supplied to the building anyway, why not use this air for [[planning: | * This is where the Passive House concept comes in: As large amounts of fresh outdoor air need to be supplied to the building anyway, why not use this air for [[planning: | ||
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__**The Passive House – the leading concept for**__\\ | __**The Passive House – the leading concept for**__\\ | ||
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- | ====== What’s the Passive House “secret“? | + | ===== What’s the Passive House “secret“? |
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- | 2) The Passive House concept has been proven to works in real life: [[operation: | + | 2) The Passive House concept has been proven to works in real life: [[operation: |
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For some 40 years the meaning of superior termal comfort has been well established on a scientific level: It was the publication of Ole Fanger in 1972: " | For some 40 years the meaning of superior termal comfort has been well established on a scientific level: It was the publication of Ole Fanger in 1972: " | ||
- | 5) Passive Houses are **[[basics: | + | 5) Passive Houses are **[[basics: |
- | 6) Passives Houses mostly benefit regional manufacturers.\\ | + | 6) Passives Houses mostly |
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, | ||
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