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- Are Passive Houses cost-effective?
- ly on the internet. It is still claimed by some that Passive Houses are not affordable. And others claim that a profit of over "200,000 Euro" can be made with a single-family Passive House. Anticipating the results of a serious analysis, it suffices to say that none of these statements are correct. Under the p
- Economy and financing of efficiency: new buildings, renovation and step by step retrofit
- and financing of efficiency: new buildings, renovation and step by step retrofit ====== {{:picopen:ie... ion.\\ There are many methodological frameworks that fit more or less in this scheme: not all methods ... conditions are as important as the method. Inadequate methods, different assumptions or boundary condi... es of major distortions are assignment of costs that are not related to energy efficiency, underestima
- Superior thermal protection is affordable
- external building components are built up from scratch. As these components are assembled, **additional insulation** can be applied **without incurring extra cos... existing buildings were built in the days when heating energy was much cheaper than it is nowadays. *... essential maintenance procedures and the modernisation of outdated buildings.** Each of these measure
- 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
- ====== Factors that influence the energy balance and affordability of non-residential EnerPHit project... ponents if the buildings have a lot of internal heat sources ?===== Often, it is not possible (within... thermal bridges to the basement, suboptimal orientation, etc.). In early 2010, the Passive House Insti... mponents in order to promote optimal thermal insulation standards. Since last year's Passive House Con
- Cost-effectiveness analysis
- oil prices in the past ==== **__Fig. 1__** (Animated graphic) shows the development of the prices fo... 1960 to 2006, which is mainly characterised by great fluctuations. However, there is also a clear upward trend, as shown by the regression curve drawn int... time, all relevant authorities tended to agree that what may not be, that cannot be. High energy pric