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- Greenhouse effect and climate protection
- emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere can be tremendous and irreversible. Some of these eff... table - at least in part. The worst consequences can be avoided by taking responsible action, right no... ouse Institute has been working on concepts which can help to avert some of the worst consequences. Th... ibute to climate protection, so that our children can inherit from us an Earth where life is worth livi
- Zero-energy and zero heating energy houses
- e heating system. The existing ventilation system can be used for the distribution of heat which can be provided simultaneously by the hot water supply syst... y applying additional measures, the Passive House can be further developed into a “zero-heating house”:... zero-heating houses in the future. This progress can easily be associated with the Passive House stand
- Primary energy – quantifying sustainability
- han these from fossil or nuclear sources - but we can not neglect, that renewable energy also needs resources (e.g. land use). The impact can be kept really small, as long as the overall rene... em in a way, that the renewable energy generation can be kept within sustainable limits. This is, what ... energy efficiency measures for Passive Houses, it can be inferred that the computed values were also ac
- Life Cycle energy balances, Embodied energy and the Passive House Standard
- uired for the construction of a new Passive House can thus be even less than that of ordinary new build... tors and ventilation systems in the Passive House can also be seen (peaks every 20 years or every 30 years respectively). * It can be seen clearly that the ecological benefit in th... . * For this house, the Passive House Standard can be achieved with an insulation thickness of about
- Renewable sources of energy
- Passive House in a typical cool moderate climate can be covered by **hot water collectors** – because ... ning demand is so small in Passive Hosues that it can be met in a fully cost-effective way by renewable... e in illustration). * **Photovoltaic systems** can also contribute significantly to the supply of en... ur is still high, but in a Passive House the user can afford it without any problem. Therefore the use
- Primary Energy Renewable PER
- , but it is also very expensive since the storage can only be used once a year. Therefore, it is advisa... V modules and the corresponding energy production can easily be reduced (e.g. for multi-storey building... he Passive House classes and examples of how they can be reached]] \\ \\ ---- =====Foundation Articles