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Passive House buildings in different climates
Passive House buildings: a method rather than a building style
In Central European Climate there is a lot of practical experience on how to build Passive House buildings. But it would be a pitfall just to apply the Central European Passive House design, especially the details used for insulation, windows and ventilation and just copy these to a completely different situation because
- there is a specific building tradition in every country and
- there are specific climatic boundary conditions in every region.
Therefore, the specific solution for a Passive House has to be adapted to the country and the climate under consideration.
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The links in this chart lead to the articles Passipedia  provides to the corresponding climate zones: |
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| climate zones | investigated region, country or city |
| cold climates | Yekaterinburg Sweden |
| warm climates | South-West Europe New Zealand |
| hot, dry climates | Las Vegas |
| hot, humid climates | Dubai |
| subtropical, mild climates | Tokyo / Hyakuri Shanghai |
| tropical climates | Salvador da Bahia, Mumbai, Singapore Mexico |
See also
Read more about the studies Passive Houses for different climate zones and Passive Houses in tropical climates
Passive House in various climate zones - technical and economic aspects
Detailed and general remarks on hot and humid climates
Climate data tool for the Southern Hemisphere
The international criteria for Passive House and EnerPHit buildings - English
The international criteria for Passive House and EnerPHit buildings - Other languages
Summer situations in refurbished non-residential buildings
A variety of built examples - Certified Passive Houses and EnerPHit retrofits - can be found here
Information on the climate dependent criteria for Passive House suitable transparent buildings components is available on the website of the Passive House Institute
NEW! Clickable map / Passive House at a glance
Which components are needed to achieve the Passive House Standard / EnerPHit Standard in my European region?
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