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- What is a Passive House? @basics
- a **construction concept** that can be applied by anyone and that has stood the test of practice.\\ \\ ... r making for superior air quality without causing any unpleasant draughts. This is e.g. a guarantee for... free design“]]: the insulation is applied without any “weak spots” around the whole building so as to e... ources for all future generations without causing any environmental damage. The additional energy requi
- The Passive House in summer @basics
- e laws of physics: **insulation does not "create" any additional heat**; it only reduces the heat excha... " Darmstadt-Kranichstein Passive House – without any shading or window ventilation"**. For the operat... 35%. This type of operation should be excluded in any case: > **ventilation units must allow summertime... t 560 kWh; window ventilation is possible without any additional running costs. (Using 560 kWh can also
- Greenhouse effect and climate protection @basics:energy_and_ecology
- \ The Passive House Institute doesn't need to add anymore to the information already available about cl... be proven using equipment, which is available at any highschool physics laboratory. This is a short vi... </sub> absorbing infrared readiation, you can ask anybody with a thermal camera to assist you in doing ... mally). The other alternative is possible without any active addition of energy in an ideal situation w
- Zero-energy and zero heating energy houses @basics:energy_and_ecology
- h: cost-efficient highly insulated houses without any heating systems, called Passive Houses, constitut... ally unjustifiable: it is not possible to recover any further investments any more because the Passive House already dispenses with the need for a separate ... on of LEDs, this option becomes less relevant. In any case, the use highly efficient electrical appliac
- Thermal insulation @planning:thermal_protection
- , it makes sense **to restrict the heat flow** in any building irrespective of the climate – and this i... can also be applied to **existing buildings** at any given point of time. An important principle has ... ee design]]": the insulation is applied **without any “weak spots”** around the whole building so as to... ces_-_background|energy balance]] of a building. Any heat loss must be compensated for by a correspond
- Airtightness and airtightness measurement @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components:thermal_envelope
- k (so-called initial or preliminary measurement), any problematic areas where airtightness may be inade... a pencil without lifting the pencil – except for any planned ventilation openings. ^ \\ \\ ^2. There ... 95] ]]): * **simplicity**: in order to prevent any deficiencies in the workmanship, all construction... planning different connections * in principle, any **penetrations** of the sealing envelope should
- The world’s first Passive House, Darmstadt-Kranichstein, Germany @examples:residential_buildings:multi-family_buildings:central_europe
- r more than 30 yrs and would have to be exchanged anyhow.)). * Because the provision of domestic hot... uous interior plaster or vapour retarders without any gaps – as appropriate from a building physics per... on units as a "zero-heating-energy house" without any heating in the years 1994 to 1996 [[examples:resi... s no need for a separate heat distribution system any longer. These results correspond with the simula
- The Passive House - definition @basics
- urely functional definition which doesn't contain any numerical values and is valid for all climates. T... ndard. Passive Houses have not been "invented" by anyone – in fact, the Passive House principle was dis... t on this concept:\\ * All airtight buildings (any low-energy building needs to be airtight), except... because where is no need for heating or cooling, anyhow (like in Bogota). Reasonably built Houses in t
- PB 41: Planning tools for the summer situation in non-residential buildings @phi_publications:pb_41
- he cooling loads in the extreme summer are hardly any higher; the differences are mainly due to small w... also in the case of office buildings and schools. Any weak points relate above all to buildings with a ... s not possible for fully glazed buildings without any exterior shading in any case. As might be expected, the frequency of overheating depends greatly on t
- Windows in a step-by-step retrofit @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- pe that it cannot wait. If a façade is renovated, any windows renewed “in the meantime” will still be i... h lowers investment costs because windowsills and any shading fixtures used do not need to be changed; ... r less cold outdoor air, insulation does not have any advantages. It is therefore recommended that th... placed in the planned position without requiring any other work on the thermal insulation composite sy
- Economy and financing of efficiency: new buildings, renovation and step by step retrofit @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- lisation.//| \\ The present value of revenue (or any cash flow) is the amount needed now to yield the ... available, it is economically profitable to make any investment up to a NPV of 0.\\ Besides the net ... rn with a low risk investment. It is hard to find anything that could provide a similar economic advant... al retrofit investment costs.\\ These costs arise anyhow for different reasons - normally due to damage
- Insulation vs. thermal mass @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- ious scientific community cannot thoroughly prove any of its statements.** In fact, scientific "laws" m... in contrast with ordinary constructions)) beyond any scientific doubt that * The thermal protectio... even\\ low temperature of less than 4 °C - barely any different from the tempera-\\ ture of the surroun... by magnification of the image (magnifying glass). Any deviations present are +/- 0.2 °C at the most.\\
- Types of ventilation @planning:building_services:ventilation:basics
- gs are more airtight; draughts are not acceptable any more. - There are no stoves any more in the homes. From the ventilation perspective, stoves function... omplete, the windows doesn't need to be kept open any longer (replacing of fresh air with fresh air?). ... des high quality air in the living areas, removes any bad air from the transferred air zones (e.g. odou
- The Passive House – historical review @basics
- technology with hydrogen storage was not operated any more after the end of the measurement period. The... urely functional definition which doesn't contain any numerical values and is valid for all climates. F... \\ ** Passive Houses have not been "invented" by anyone – in fact, the Passive House principle was di... l see: From the small population which existed at any time earlier to modern times, again only a small
- Introduction - Passive House buildings in different climates @basics:passive_houses_in_different_climates
- Passive House – the next decade | Determining application-specific PER factors @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:passive_house_the_next_decade
- Refurbishment with Passive House components - introduction @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Classic, Plus, Premium: The Passive House classes and how they can be reached @certification:passive_house_categories
- PER-factors for electricity use: Location & application specific decarbonisation @certification:passive_house_categories
- Basic principle for calculating thermal bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation
- Exterior wall on floor slab @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:examples
- Certification of buildings in which the ground floor is used for commercial purposes (for PHPP 9, revised 5-Sep-2016) @certification
- Life Cycle energy balances, Embodied energy and the Passive House Standard @basics:energy_and_ecology
- Efficiency of household appliances and their impact on the primary energy demand of residential buildings @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- Erfurt University of Applied Sciences – Faculty of Architecture @education_training:university_programmes
- Component Award 2016: Affordable ventilation solutions for retrofits @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Economic analysis for the retrofit of a detached single family house to the EnerPHit standard @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Overall retrofit plan for step-by-step retrofits to EnerPHit Standard @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Prospects for the modernisation of existing buildings using highly efficient components @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Step-by-step deep retrofit and building integrated façade/roof on a 'million program' house @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Energy efficiency of the Passive House Standard: Expectations confirmed by measurements in practice @operation:operation_and_experience:measurement_results
- Comparison of energy performance of ventilation systems using passive vs. active heat recovery @planning:building_services:ventilation
- Internal heat gains in relation to living area @planning:calculating_energy_efficiency:phpp_-_the_passive_house_planning_package
- Passive House Schools - Boundary Conditions @planning:non-residential_passive_house_buildings:passive_house_schools
- Insulation works – Evidence no.1 "Measurements at a highly insulated wall" @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- 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
- Comparison of in-situ measurements and hygrothermal simulations of four different interior insulation systems @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works:comparison_of_in_situ_measurements_and_hygrothermal_simulations_of_four_different_interior_insulation_systems
- PHI window certification: previous success and new climate zones @planning:thermal_protection:windows:window_certification
- Passive House and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Connecting an international building standard with global aims @basics
- Electric Energy Efficiency for Households – Doing the whole step towards energy efficiency @sinfonia
- The promotion of low energy construction and the Passive House Standard: Successful strategies for forming a Passive House Association @experiences:connecting_the_passive_house_community
- Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) in Step by Step Retrofitting Projects @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Step-by-step Retrofits towards EnerPHit Standard in social housing in Spain @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Checklist: Test reports of airtightness measurements @planning:airtight_construction:general_principles
- Passive House - 6 reasons why you still need opening windows @planning:building_services:ventilation
- Variant calculations and economic assessment with PHPP 9 @planning:calculating_energy_efficiency:phpp_-_the_passive_house_planning_package
- Passive House schools – How to go about it @planning:non-residential_passive_house_buildings:passive_house_schools
- Baseline study - implementing the Passive House concept in hospitals @planning:non-residential_passive_house_buildings:ph_hospitals
- Influence of retrofitting on daylighting @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components:mechanical_systems
- Floor Replacement: Svartbäcksvägen @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components:thermal_envelope
- Software for calculating thermal bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation
- Secondary School in Baesweiler, Germany @examples:non-residential_buildings:passive_house_schools:central_europe