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- The Passive House in summer
- We should explicitly like to thank the initiators at this point. Since then, the findings have also be... ace temperature of the window panes is very high: at up to 40°C it is 10 K above the maximum indoor ai... mstadt Kranichstein Passive House, where there is at least one window with a turn-and-tilt fitting in ... several reasons, why we always recommend to have at least one window in each room openable and also h
- Passive House – the next decade | Determining application-specific PER factors @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:passive_house_the_next_decade
- as when heating drops to zero for several months at a time. Energy generated from primary power sourc... city demand; the storage capacity required is low at less than 62 Nm³ (cubic meters at normal conditions), and the conversion infrastructure required can ... e infrastructure could easily be entirely located at sites for regional combined-cycle plants used for
- The Passive House – historical review
- comfortable abode. Whether the thermometer stands at 22° above zero or at 22° below it, we have no fire in the stove. The ventilation is excellent, espec... aard (Kopenhagen, 1973) was also a Passive House. At the Technical University of Denmark, simulations ... iff 1980] ]].\\ \\ \\ \\ ===== The Passive House at an altitude of 2164 m: The Rocky Mountains Instit
- Efficiency vs. Efficiency Factor
- \ ===== Is that a purely academic issue? No, not at all. ===== For example, the efficiency factor of... applications; especially the final use of energy at the end of the supply chain provides a significan... \\ //For those, who want to see the proof - it's at the end of this page//\\ \\ |//** Brachistochron... ==== For most activities, energy is not required at all, or at least only a very small amount of ener
- Greenhouse effect and climate protection @basics:energy_and_ecology
- \\ ** But this development is still preventable - at least in part. The worst consequences can be avo... ed from quantitatively \\ analysed samples of air at the Mauna Loa Observatory on Hawaii. The yearly v... me the level is still continuously rising,\\ e.g. at 414 ppm in 2020.)// | |//**The increase of the CO... can be proven using equipment, which is available at any highschool physics laboratory. This is a shor
- Are Passive Houses cost-effective? @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- buil-\\ ding in Germany which was very innovative at the time. Today\\ its thermal protection is still... ipes and radiators can also be dispensed with, or at least they can be minimised; the compact unit can... t be financed through a **higher mortgage loan**. At an interest rate of 4.7% and 1.6% repayment rate,... out and interest rate of only 2.10% (last updated at the end of April 2006). € 50000 are paid per acco
- Economy and financing of efficiency: new buildings, renovation and step by step retrofit @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- e expectancy, failure to consider residual values at the end of the calculation period, unrealistic as... resent values. In theory, economic activities aim at profits which can only be valuated in comparison ... t even known whether costs or revenues will occur at demolition. Therefore, life cycle costs of buildi... ve an economic advantage: an investment should be at least as attractive as its alternatives that are
- Efficiency of household appliances and their impact on the primary energy demand of residential buildings @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- the total primary energy demand of the building. At a household level, the energy demand from applian... are [Ottinger 2017]. It is then important to look at the efficiency of household appliances and how th... ent in one region or the other. But, when looking at their contribution to the energy demand of the bu... the Plus and Premium levels. But, even if aiming at Passive House Classic, it makes sense to look at
- Passive House – the next decade @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- paper “Passive House - the next decade” presented at the 18th International Passive House Conference 2... ome increasingly affordable and will be available at very reasonable prices by 2020. At least initially, however, energy costs will not drop below today's... \\ * The amount of renewable energy available at a given moment depends on meteorological conditio
- Thermal comfort parameters @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_comfort
- ow surface and room air, the speed of air sinking at the window is small. At the floor, approximately 10 cm horizontally from the passive house window (U=... ratures in the room change by no more than 0.8 °C at different locations. Regarding the last point, P... Therefore the heating element can be placed also at an inner wall while still reaching optimal comfor
- Local thermal comfort @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_comfort
- r heat flow results in a smaller temperature loss at this surface, in other words: //the temperature d... airtight Passive House anyway) are due to uplift at surfaces which have differing temperatures. Becau... surface and room air, the speed of air\\ descent at the window is very low. At the floor level, the air is diverted: the\\ maximum air speed is still 0.1
- Internal heat capacity
- realistic operating conditions in the building. At the same time, this implies that the simulation i... ever, the assumption that a building is heated to at least 20 °C in winter, for example, is no differe... hat the users will begin to tilt open the windows at temperatures as little as 1°C above the setpoint.... op to values around 24 °C due to the air exchange at night. However, during the daytime the terraced h
- Definition and effects of thermal bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges
- bridge losses are smaller than a limit value (set at 0.01 W/(mK)), the detail meets the criteria for “... re are two effects of thermal bridges which occur at each connection point between building components or at places where the composition of the building stru... dard building components. They occur particularly at the component joints, edges, transitions and pene
- Basic principle for calculating thermal bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation
- the like reduce convection and radiation exchange at corners, edges and walls, which ultimately leads ... onditions for the temperature are rough estimates at best and cannot really depict realistic temperatu... mulations are dispensed with, then this issue can at least be circumvented with the aid of the dimensi... uad&\\ f_{Rsi}\qquad&\text{the temperature factor at the location $(x,y,z)$ or $(x,y)$}\\\\ \theta_{mi
- Energy efficiency – the key to future energy supply
- provide more comfort while consuming less energy at the same time**. It is all about intelligent tech... icity are over\\ 70 % - while comfort is improved at the same time.**//||**State-of-the-art technology... y low (…reading a book doesn’t require any energy at all). The computer sector could do more to impr... ssues are less important or even unimportant? Not at all. In reality, our society values other topics
- Philips Experimental House Research 1974ff: Passive versus Active Measures in Europe & America @basics:the_passive_house_-_historical_review
- Introduction - Passive House buildings in different climates @basics:passive_houses_in_different_climates
- Passive House – the next decade | Methodology @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:passive_house_the_next_decade
- Life Cycle energy balances, Embodied energy and the Passive House Standard @basics:energy_and_ecology
- Renewable primary energy demand in residential buildings with high energy intensity @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
- Recommended procedure for calculating thermal bridges of components in contact with the ground @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:ground_contact
- 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