Passive House is a great fit for school buildings with manifold benefits - including high air quality, which is vital for a good learning environment. Hundreds of Passive House schools and educational buildings have been built - they are in successful e.g. in Sweden, UK, Luxemburg, Spain … and even in China. Here you see a few early examples from Germany.

Riedberg Passive House School, Frankfurt, Germany

Secondary School in Baesweiler, Germany

Planning of Passive House schools

Passive House Building Database - you can filter for “schools” in the advanced search (in May 2025: > 190 examples featured).

Map of certified Passive House buildings on record.

Passive House for Educational Buildings - Information and case studies in the UK from the Passivhaus Trust.