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- Are Passive Houses cost-effective? @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- 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 @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- 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
- Economic feasibility of Passive House design
- ty of Passive House Design and corresponding renovation bundles ===== To evaluate the economic feasibility of Passive House Design in general all relevant cost data have to be accounted for. The idea behind the co... tra investment has to be done when doing the renovation or new built construction. The energy-cost sav
- Life cycle cost analysis of energy interventions in 18 reference buildings
- ons in 18 reference buildings ====== Representative averages or generally applicable key figures on costs and benefits are a great help when discussing the feasibility of deep renovations. In the early phase of considering improvemen... idea of the required investment and the returns that can be expected. Measurements with the lowest inv
- Superior thermal protection is affordable @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- 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 essential maintenance procedures and the modernisation of outdated buildings.** Each of these measure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 @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- 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
- Investing in energy efficiency
- n of energy consumption with intelligent and innovative products and clever process management. Exampl... technology to the extremely energy saving refrigerator and the energy-saving lamp. Improving efficien... examined in each individual case. It is a fact that in the last few years, a great number of procedures for further efficiency have been developed and ma