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- Greenhouse effect and climate protection @basics:energy_and_ecology
- ly present as CO<sub>2</sub> in the Earth's atmosphere in large quantities. Rainfall and vegetation has ... > again. And this CO<sub>2</sub> is returned to where it once came from hundreds of millions of years ago i.e. the atmosphere.\\ \\ ** It has long been known that this increase in CO<sub>2</sub> concentration in the atmosphere leads to serious and undesirable changes in the w
- The Passive House in summer
- rch on a residential Passive Houses in climates, where a passive temperature control in summer is possib... ses in climates such as that in Central Europe – where residential buildings typically did not require a... r climates, night ventilation of course only, if there are still low temperatures and low humidities dur... the Central European climate is being dealt with here, the study initially concentrates on the operativ
- Passive House – the next decade | Determining application-specific PER factors @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:passive_house_the_next_decade
- House - the next decade” by Wolfgang Feist. Click here to the [[basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustai... day, short-term storage is not the decisive issue here, since financially feasible technology is already... al (such storage has no location problems, since there is already sufficient storage used for natural ga... y power sources (wind turbines, etc.) then has nowhere to go – unless this excess power is sent to the P
- Are Passive Houses cost-effective? @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- is better to keep the reference areas the same.** Here, we have actually increased the area a little, bu... p>-1</sup> can be achieved** with this approach. There are no extra costs associated with this – in fact... ality, airtight external envelope; besides that, there is the additional benefit of health living condit... = Financing the house ===== We will assume that there is no more capital available and the additional i
- Primary energy – quantifying sustainability @basics:energy_and_ecology
- rgy sources that is supplied to the building ((**There are many environmental effects of the use of not ... tion of limited resources, pollution of the atmosphere with harmful substances (e.g. CO<sub>2</sub>, oth... ach other. **It is undoubtedly indisputable that there are very serious risks involved in each case** (c... renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, there are no risks of this magnitude** - at least, as l
- The Passive House – historical review
- use" only a new name for "superinsulated homes"? Here are some comments which, although naturally incom... ina...). "Passive Houses" have always been built there, although they weren't known as such. Bo Adamson ... crisis: In the 17th and 18th Centuries in Europe there was a shortage of wood which was due to extensive... rough the ventilator; yet in spite of this we sit here warm and comfortable, with only a lamp burning. I
- What defines thermal bridge free design? @basics:building_physics_-_basics
- significant, they will not be discussed in detail here. ($\varPsi$ **is the linear,** $\chi $ **the punc... quates to the statement $ \Delta U_{WB} \leq 0$, where $\Delta U_{WB}$ is the thermal bridge correction ... ensated to a certain extent by other connections where there are negative linear thermal transmittances. The //**[TbCrit]**// criterion is adequate for all st
- Energy efficiency – the key to future energy supply
- rt of the energy originally used in a building. There are **numerous possibilities** for covering the *... er again and electronic ink will be even better, there is almost no energy consumption remaining with su... st place (thermos flask on the left).\\ \\ While there is still minor heat loss,\\ it is so small that there is no need for\\ the hotplate.//| |//**__The illu
- Thermal comfort parameters @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_comfort
- air speed and turbulence * air humidity.\\ There is a complete range of combinations of these four comfort factors where the level of comfort is very good, this is known ... 510 |**Fig. 4** Typical Practice: For comparison, here is a typical old building's window. The center of... temperature is already below 14 °C. In addition, there are large installation thermal bridges, particula
- Efficiency vs. Efficiency Factor
- do not have the dimension of energy.\\ * And there is no "minimum amount of energy required based on... If only the efficiency factor was of importance, there would be no potential for saving a lot of energy ... near zero by using better insulation, therefore there is a very great efficiency potential here. That this also works in practice, has been demonstrated by n
- Internal heat capacity
- ic simulation|article about dynamic simulation]]. Here information can also be found about achieving rel... tion through windows. In the base case depicted, there are no temporary sunshades, and the only shading ... ive internal heat capacity is, the less increase there is in the temperature associated with this storage process. In the case represented here, the temperature increase between the smallest an
- What is a Passive House?
- savings have been demonstrated in warm climates where buildings require more energy for cooling than fo... ing components and a quality ventilation system: There is absolutely **no cutting back on comfort**; ins... ssive House estates. Notice: No "perfomance gap" here. **// |:::| \\ \\ ===== The Passive House has g... y they save later on. This seems so obvious that there is no immediate need for additional illustrations
- Introduction - Passive House buildings in different climates @basics:passive_houses_in_different_climates
- uilding style ===== In Central European Climate there is a lot of practical experience on how to build ... to a completely different situation because * there is a specific building tradition in every country and * there are specific climatic boundary conditions in ever... ent design, going that far with efficiency, that there will be a certain breakthrough to radically simpl
- Cost-effectiveness analysis @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- ly characterised by great fluctuations. However, there is also a clear upward trend, as shown by the reg... e moment this is only a current problem; in 2005 there were more than 25 hurricanes; in 2006, before rea... ercome in the medium term; but in the long term, there will be an overall capacity limit, see "peak oil"... e future (see Fig. 1) ==== Thus we venture that there will be a continuation of the average energy pric
- Definition and effects of thermal bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges
- e** is a localised area of the building envelope where the heat flow is different (usually increased) in comparison with adjacent areas (if there is a difference in temperature between the inside... erior surface temperatures are then so high everywhere that critical levels of moisture cannot occur any... hermal bridge free design ]] are adhered to everywhere, the planners and construction manager don't have
- Efficiency of household appliances and their impact on the primary energy demand of residential buildings @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- Economy and financing of efficiency: new buildings, renovation and step by step retrofit @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- Renewable primary energy demand in residential buildings with high energy intensity @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- Passive House – the next decade | Methodology @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:passive_house_the_next_decade
- Exterior wall on floor slab @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:examples
- Life Cycle energy balances, Embodied energy and the Passive House Standard @basics:energy_and_ecology
- 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
- Basic principle for calculating thermal bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation
- Special features and characteristics of components in contact with the ground @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:ground_contact