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- The Passive House in summer
- frequently raised in the public debate.((First of all, some general remarks concerning the laws of phys... dings. For this reason, cooling devices are thermally protected – a popular example is that of keeping... Central Europe – where residential buildings typically did not require active cooling so far. This may ... In addition, the internal heat sources are very small due to the electricity-saving concept. These are
- Passive House – the next decade | Determining application-specific PER factors @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:passive_house_the_next_decade
- rage is not the decisive issue here, since financially feasible technology is already available (pumped... term grid storage (pumped storage, etc.) can generally balance them out. The situation is different whe... S</sub> and η<sub>SS</sub> are the respective overall seasonal efficiency rates. The PER factor can the... === In this paper, domestic electricity includes all electricity used in a dwelling except for power u
- Heating load in Passive Houses @basics:building_physics_-_basics
- iency, the heating demand in Passive Houses (typically no higher than 15 kWh/(m²a)) is negligible – onl... building to the Passive House Standard, it is actually possible to achieve energy savings as high as 90... ng demand, guaranteed to be low in any case, is really secondary to ensuring that a Passive House build... nergy threshold of 15 kWh/(m²yr) for heating typically relates to a heating load of 10W/m² in typical C
- Energy efficiency – the key to future energy supply
- fficiency does not mean that one has to feel cold all the time. Improved efficiency means that **it is... e consuming less energy at the same time**. It is all about intelligent technology and not about having... be reduced to //one tenth// of the value it originally has been. \\ \\ ===== The Passive House is an ... aphy|subsequent good insulation]] of an external wall saves almost 90% of the losses of that wall *
- Greenhouse effect and climate protection @basics:energy_and_ecology
- interactions since the late 70s: Carbon was originally present as CO<sub>2</sub> in the Earth's atmosphere in large quantities. Rainfall and vegetation has washed out and bound this CO<s... PCC (Website)]], which has scientists from almost all countries of the world as members.\\ \\ |{{:picop... , which do not hurt - but open an opportunity for all people on the planet.\\ \\ ===== What are the re
- Are Passive Houses cost-effective? @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- ails would have to be improved: * The external wall insulation should be increased to 300 mm and the ... to 115 mm lime sandstone; this way the external wall will only be slightly thicker than it was before ... 00 mm of insulation (0.032 W/(mK)); the external wall will therefor be only 370 mm thick and thus thinn... he increase in insulation thicknesses and the installation of the windows outside in front of the brick
- Passive House and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Connecting an international building standard with global aims
- chieve a better and a more sustainable future for all’’ [UN 2020] they cover a wide array of fields and... rd and its association with the SDGs===== Out of all the SDGs set by the UN, only certain topics can b... uilding capacity and spreading knowledge, both locally and internationally, by educating professionals and the public on the impact of building construction
- Economy and financing of efficiency: new buildings, renovation and step by step retrofit @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- meworks that fit more or less in this scheme: not all methods though fulfil the requirement of reflecti... effects. The net effect of these influences is usually that estimated economic energy savings result mu... ic Assessment of Energy Efficiency ===== The overall longevity of buildings implies that short payback... are higher than those for an alternative, economically comparable, capital asset. The benchmark is the
- Thermal comfort parameters @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_comfort
- iteria_according_to_international_standards_especially_for_use_in_passive_houses|comprehensive explanat... ment near to a Passive House window: Due to the small temperature difference between window surface and... air, the speed of air sinking at the window is small. At the floor, approximately 10 cm horizontally from the passive house window (U=0.8 W/(m²K)) the maxi
- Internal heat capacity
- ction vs. thermal storage]], explains how the overall (effective) internal heat capacity of a building ... ware is a validated program for dealing with thermally instationary processes in buildings. A compariso... simulation programmes. This is only possible if all other boundary conditions and influencing paramet... ting energy consumption: If the residents were to allow the building to heat up on end in the summer, m
- The Passive House – historical review
- es"? Here are some comments which, although naturally incomplete, try to explain the facts.\\ \\ =====... The first fully functioning Passive House was actually a polar ship and not a house: the Fram of Fridtj... yer of felt, next air-tight linoleum, and last of all an inner panelling. The ceiling of the saloon and... n the stove. The ventilation is excellent, especially since we rigged up the air sail, which sends a w
- Economic feasibility of Passive House design @basics:affordability
- ic feasibility of Passive House Design in general all relevant cost data have to be accounted for. The ... the architect as a general planner and several smaller craftsmen companies: carpenter, window manufacturer and installer, plumber, electricians,…. see, figure 2. \\ Co... of PH buildings**}}] The Passive House buildings all have a mechanical ventilation system with heat re
- Passive House – the next decade @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- are already developed and available and are especially well suited to creating a completely sustainable... at very reasonable prices by 2020. At least initially, however, energy costs will not drop below today... tic basis. Efficient systems are already a financially attractive alternative to today's mostly fossil-... bout ten percent). A quick calculation shows that all of these systems are far from suitable for long-t
- Zero-energy and zero heating energy houses @basics:energy_and_ecology
- ly insulated houses without any heating systems, called Passive Houses, constitute the standard of the ... e prototypes were built in the early 1990s, especially in relation to windows and ventilation technolog... erature|[SHURCLIFF 1981] ]]. The task of reducing all of the energy consumption of a house down to zero... rojects. Although the zero-energy house is technically possible, it is not yet implementable in terms o
- Heated basement @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:examples
- ement ceiling and the connection of the basement wall to the basement floor slab. In the Ground workshe... ues for the basement floor slab and the basement wall are determined using the approximation function i... ne the Ψ-value, the conductances of the exterior wall, the basement wall and the basement floor slab must also be calculated. The conductance of the exterio
- Introduction - Passive House buildings in different climates @basics:passive_houses_in_different_climates
- Philips Experimental House Research 1974ff: Passive versus Active Measures in Europe & America @basics:the_passive_house_-_historical_review
- Interior walls on floor slabs @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:examples
- Exterior wall on floor slab @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:examples
- Efficiency of household appliances and their impact on the primary energy demand of residential buildings @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- Special features and characteristics of components in contact with the ground @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:ground_contact
- Passive House – the next decade | Methodology @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:passive_house_the_next_decade
- Recommended procedure for calculating thermal bridges of components in contact with the ground @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:ground_contact
- Life Cycle energy balances, Embodied energy and the Passive House Standard @basics:energy_and_ecology
- Basic principle for calculating thermal bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation
- Renewable primary energy demand in residential buildings with high energy intensity @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- Factors that influence the energy balance and affordability of non-residential EnerPHit projects @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency:economic_feasibility_of_passive_house_retrofits