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- Are Passive Houses cost-effective? @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- Varying opinions about the Passive House abound, not only on the internet. It is still claimed by some that Passive Houses are not affordable. And others claim that a profit of ov... ts of a serious analysis, it suffices to say that none of these statements are correct. Under the pres... nd designed competently. But quick profits should not be expected. The Passive House is more stable, m
- The Passive House in summer
- concerning the laws of physics: **insulation does not "create" any additional heat**; it only reduces ... urope – where residential buildings typically did not require active cooling so far. This may change w... ehalf of G&H Ladenburg, ISORAST GmbH Taunusstein, Nordhessische Kalksandsteinwerke GmbH&Co; Rasch&Part... the maximum indoor air temperature. It should be noted that in this base case (except for the small o
- Greenhouse effect and climate protection @basics:energy_and_ecology
- effect and climate protection ====== Everyone is now aware that the Earth is "suffering from fever" –... e front page of a popular German newspaper on 5th November 2006. On 2nd February 2007 the IPCC (Inte... 2007" report. Slowly the realisation that it is now time to act, is sinking in. The Passive House I... iers.\\ \\ |{{ :picopen:see_eis_wf.gif }}|//**The northern polar region (image by NASA): a thermometer
- Economy and financing of efficiency: new buildings, renovation and step by step retrofit @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- step by step retrofit ====== {{:picopen:iee_.png?nolink}} [[http://europhit.eu|{{:picopen:europhit_logo.png?nolink}}]] \\ \\ Authors: Witta Ebel, Wolfgang Feis... frameworks that fit more or less in this scheme: not all methods though fulfil the requirement of ref... ajor distortions are assignment of costs that are not related to energy efficiency, underestimation of
- The Passive House – historical review
- e world, if buildings are "sensibly" constructed, no heating is required and neither is active cooling... the mining of coal. However, in Iceland this was not possible. As we know, necessity is the mother of... oning Passive House was actually a polar ship and not a house: the Fram of Fridtjof Nansen (1893).\\ \... nds at 22° above zero or at 22° below it, we have no fire in the stove. The ventilation is excellent,
- Passive House – the next decade | Determining application-specific PER factors @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:passive_house_the_next_decade
- ations of a few days are less important((Author's note: Unlike what is frequently argued today, short-term storage is not the decisive issue here, since financially feasi... also turned out to be essential (such storage has no location problems, since there is already suffici... mary power sources (wind turbines, etc.) then has nowhere to go – unless this excess power is sent to
- Primary energy – quantifying sustainability @basics:energy_and_ecology
- e exact: * The total primary energy demand from non-renewable energy sources that is supplied to the... here are many environmental effects of the use of not renewable energy**: consumption of limited resou... mage to the environment etc. At the moment, it is not possible to weigh up the various effects against... e energy sources and energy efficiency, there are no risks of this magnitude** - at least, as long as
- Internal heat capacity
- like the heat capacity, can only be observed with non-stationary processes and only using procedures w... ry conditions and influencing parameters that are not being investigated are kept to be identical; the... ated to at least 20 °C in winter, for example, is no different. But this assumption alone is not enough. For example, if temperatures of 25 °C (and more)
- Efficiency of household appliances and their impact on the primary energy demand of residential buildings @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- :picopen:efficiency_of_household_appliances_1.png?nolink&600|Figure 1. Example of the calculation of t... ulated based on the energy use of the appliances (norm demand as declared on energy efficiency labels)... y of use are fixed boundary conditions, while the norm demand can be changed. It must be noted that for certification, standard values for each appliance
- Passive House and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Connecting an international building standard with global aims
- ouse, while others were considered unrelated with no tangible link of the Passive House Standard meani... to contribute to select SDGs**||||||||| ^ **SDG No.** ^ **SDG Title** ^ **Health and wellbeing**... n two main ways: Firstly, Passive House makes a notable contribution to social housing and reducing ... d and put to use on other necessities, benefiting not only the individual family but also the wider ec
- What is a Passive House?
- cological** at the same time.\\ Passive House is not a **brand name**, but a **construction concept**... than typical low-energy buildings((Of cousre you normally don't heat a passive hosue using oil. A sma... quality ventilation system: There is absolutely **no cutting back on comfort**; instead the level of c... ildings save energy and reduce greenhouse gases - not just a little but a great deal. And these saving
- Efficiency vs. Efficiency Factor
- "power". But very often the provided benefit has nothing to do with energy. For example, the benefit... \\ * Such values characterising efficiency are not "efficiency factors" - they are values with a dimension. * It is not possible to introduce an efficiency factor inste... se most activities requiring the use of energy do not have the dimension of energy.\\ * And there i
- Economic feasibility of Passive House design @basics:affordability
- built construction, the economic feasibility can now be evaluated easily by comparing the full height... rgy savings are accounted for in this section. So not only building envelope components, but also buil... (passive cooling) in summer. Cooling in summer is not accounted in this section, because in Germany an... Central Europe active cooling systems are usually not necessary and not commonly used. Therefore no en
- Heating load in Passive Houses @basics:building_physics_-_basics
- , the heating demand in Passive Houses (typically no higher than 15 kWh/(m²a)) is negligible – only ab... x). \\ The specific values for heating loads are not identical with the ones for energy (measured in ... P> \\ A building whose maximum heating load does not exceed the available capacity of the supply air distribution system will no longer require other heat distribution pipes and
- Energy efficiency – the key to future energy supply
- relinquishing comfort. \\ Energy efficiency does not mean that one has to feel cold all the time. Im... ime**. It is all about intelligent technology and not about having to forgo comfort.\\ \\ The potentia... prise but has been demonstrated in practice, it's not a theoretical potential. Again: This is not a typo, the potential savings are in the range of 90%, t
- Philips Experimental House Research 1974ff: Passive versus Active Measures in Europe & America @basics:the_passive_house_-_historical_review
- Special features and characteristics of components in contact with the ground @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:ground_contact
- Exterior wall on floor slab @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:examples
- 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
- Recommended procedure for calculating thermal bridges 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
- Software for calculating thermal bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation
- Introduction - Passive House buildings in different climates @basics:passive_houses_in_different_climates
- Renewable primary energy demand in residential buildings with high energy intensity @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- Basic principle for calculating thermal bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation