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- Economy and financing of efficiency: new buildings, renovation and step by step retrofit @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- apital market. Surpluses are gains, when they are higher than those for an alternative, economically com... epending on number of periods and interest rates. High interest rates depreciate the value of the revenu... on the discount rate. Discount rates are crucial: High expected rates of return depreciate later revenue... ll the measures’ costs which are often many times higher than the additional investment costs for energy
- The Passive House in summer
- rgy buildings overheating in summer "due to their high level of insulation" is still one that is frequen... ed simulation model is available which allows for highly reliable predictions about the temperature proc... ture increase is less than about ½ degree for the highly insulated solid building components. The inter... r surface temperature of the window panes is very high: at up to 40°C it is 10 K above the maximum indoo
- Greenhouse effect and climate protection @basics:energy_and_ecology
- proven using equipment, which is available at any highschool physics laboratory. This is a short video, ... nations. However, many of the countries with the highest populations in the world are catching up in te... selves! \\ \\ ===== How smart is the striving for high energy consumption? ===== In many old energy-man... sts, and this is how the wrong conclusion, that a high energy consumption is a measure of the prosperity
- Passive House – the next decade | Determining application-specific PER factors @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:passive_house_the_next_decade
- lications that need it (heating, e.g.) because of high losses; this problem can also be solved (with imp... estic power demand from PV, wind, and hydropower (high efficiency).**//|\\ \\ Figure 7 depicts the equi... he grid and \\ seasonal P2G methane storage) with high efficiency.**//|\\ \\ ===== Domestic Hot Water P... gy Houses), power consumption for heating is much higher than for all other applications. Although wind
- Passive House and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Connecting an international building standard with global aims
- energy demand, and thus carbon emissions, through high energy efficiency. * Education: Building capaci... ealth and well-being. Building users benefit from high thermal comfort and high air quality. The uninterrupted thermal envelope and mechanical ventilation p... buildings aid in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. High-quality construction also contributes to their lo
- Heating load in Passive Houses @basics:building_physics_-_basics
- in Passive Houses ====== Due to their extremely high level of energy efficiency, the heating demand in Passive Houses (typically no higher than 15 kWh/(m²a)) is negligible – only about 1... is actually possible to achieve energy savings as high as 90% compared to conventional buildings [AkkP-2... it, i.e. the values are based on the day with the highest heat output required (heating load). In order
- Internal heat capacity
- found about achieving reliable results using such highly complex simulation programmes. This is only po... the temperature increase between the smallest and highest daily value is not more than 4 °C. It is evid... ns, for example, the internal heat capacity has a higher significance in a school building due to the te... ng demand is greater in Southern Europe too, with higher solar gains and less insulation. In contrast, t
- Economic feasibility of Passive House design @basics:affordability
- r hand the connection to district heating needs a higher maximum power (15 kW instead of 6 kW). The cost... y with the maximum power. In addition the LEB has higher costs for heating system as each room has a rad... present boundary conditions, see table 4. So the higher investment costs are paid back by reduced energ... all components to the cost optimum. Having rather high energy prices this intends to reduce energy costs
- Efficiency vs. Efficiency Factor
- factor of the compressor (on the right) in the\\ highly efficient refrigerator is increased - however, ... example: * Warm home: non-equilibrium state, "higher indoor temperature" in comparison with "cold su... er humidity "in comparison with "hot surroundings/high humidity". Intelligent process management: therma... ling space" in contrast with "warmer surroundings/high humidity". Intelligent process management: therma
- Are Passive Houses cost-effective? @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- t. Since the value of such areas can be set to be high or low and this has very little to do with the co... h more expensive than the one-off investment in a high quality, airtight external envelope; besides that... |//**__Fig. 5:__ Passive House suitable windows. Highly insulating windows\\ are indispensable in a Pas... dditional investment must be financed through a **higher mortgage loan**. At an interest rate of 4.7% an
- Energy efficiency – the key to future energy supply
- ng these measures will help to achieve extremely high levels of energy efficiency and extremely low lev... y using **renewable energy sources**.\\ \\ ===== High levels of energy efficiency can be achieved in ot... driving comfort – a good electric car has such a high efficiency) * With an LCD monitor about 70 % o... short: **"brains instead of brawn"**. Achieving high levels of energy efficiency mainly requires a cer
- Planning criteria for Passive Houses in New Zealand @basics:passive_houses_in_different_climates
- Introduction ===== The Passive House concept is a highly energy efficient building standard. Passive Hou... consume very little energy and yet provide a very high living comfort for the residents throughout the e... heat losses by means of comfort ventilation with highly efficient heat recovery. A high level of thermal comfort and excellent air quality can thus be guaran
- Renewable primary energy demand in residential buildings with high energy intensity
- imary energy demand in residential buildings with high energy intensity ====== [{{ :picopen:per_tool_op... of occupants, the smaller the dwelling size, the higher the specific energy demand will be. \\ © PHI}}]... or Premium. However, in case of special uses with high energy intensity, the [[https://passiv.de/downloa... residential buildings with small dwelling units (high density) such an exemption becomes more likely.
- What is a Passive House?
- assive House buildings are also praised for their high level of comfort. They use **energy sources insid... adon levels and improves the health conditions. A highly efficient heat recovery unit allows for the hea... ngs are praised for their efficiency due to their high level of insulation and their airtight design. An... method is another essential principle assuring a high level of quality and comfort in Passive House bui
- Renewable sources of energy @basics:energy_and_ecology
- aic systems to "ordinary" inefficient houses with high consumption values is no more than a "fig leaf"; ... ar the development.**//||\\ \\ \\ Due to the very high energy efficiency of the Passive House, there are... entional energy supply will usually be relatively high. In the Passive House, however, this doesn't matt... r because the **consumption is so small that even high prices become bearable**. That is the economic op
- Renewable primary energy demand in residential buildings with high energy intensity @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- Introduction - Passive House buildings in different climates @basics:passive_houses_in_different_climates
- Efficiency of household appliances and their impact on the primary energy demand of residential buildings @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- Philips Experimental House Research 1974ff: Passive versus Active Measures in Europe & America @basics:the_passive_house_-_historical_review
- 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
- 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