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- Don’t save on the insulation @planning:thermal_protection
- ist. Taking no action will be much more expensive than carrying out insulation measures here and now! Th... | 19.5°C | ^ Corner behind cabinet | less than 5°C\\ {{ :picopen:wassertropfen_m.png }} | less than 12°C\\ {{ :picopen:schimmel_myzel.png }} | ov... in 2006; in 2011 the energy prices have been more than 35% higher, but in 2016-2020 the average level of
- Passive House Schools - Boundary Conditions @planning:non-residential_passive_house_buildings:passive_house_schools
- o be used if external temperatures are low (lower than ~14°C). It is important in this case that the hum... theless, for school buildings there is more scope than there is for residential buildings, due to the ma... nual heating demand according to the PHPP is less than or equal to 15 kWh/(m²a) __(based on the total ne... riterion is derived in a completely different way than the criterion which applies to residential buildi
- Thermal insulation @planning:thermal_protection
- re inside the building envelope is usually higher than it is outside. As a result, heat is lost through ... through external walls and roofs account for more than 70% of the total heat losses in existing building... y accomplished for averaging time periods of more than one month.)). In Central Europe, the average temp... s can even be reduced to 20 cm with common polyurethane foam insulation materials.\\ -> State of the art
- Types of glazing and their specific values @planning:thermal_protection:windows
- protection for windows has advanced more rapidly than for any other building component. The overall hea... each year - and that adds up in 15 years to more than the initial cost of the window itself. Many windo... sually Argon, which has a lower heat conductivity than ordinary air. Thus this so called "heat protectio... dow" which reduces the annual heat losses to less than the equivalent of 7 litres of heating oil per squ
- Types of ventilation @planning:building_services:ventilation:basics
- door Air Quality (IAQ) has a much higher priority than energy conservation - but it turns out that there... n times we are surrounded by even more substances than before, like it or not. \\ There are two othe... air change of 2 / 24 h<sup>-1</sup> which is less than 0.1 h<sup>-1</sup>. There is no doubt that 0.1 a... ). The residents open the windows for airing more than twice a day - but in spite of that the humidity
- Insulation vs. thermal mass @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- s Wärmedämmen? (Is thermal storage more important than thermal protection?) Passivhaus Institut, Darmsta... face of it, reputable science "has a harder time" than fanatics who believe in the absoluteness of their... ty of the external walls is extremely small (less than 0.5 %). * The heat capacity of the interior ... . The period of time spanned by the storage (more than 3 months) is much longer here than it is for a ho
- Introduction: Retail stores as Passive Houses @planning:non-residential_passive_house_buildings
- stores are radically overhauled are much shorter than the life expectancy of the building. For example, in the food sector this is significantly less than 10 years. Conversely, this means that for the bui... 0 W/m², and illuminance levels may even be higher than 1000 lx. In grocery stores this leads to about on... ent resulting in average heat dissipation of more than 20 W/m² into the room. On the other hand, an aver
- Baseline study - implementing the Passive House concept in hospitals @planning:non-residential_passive_house_buildings:ph_hospitals
- d processes can reduce energy consumption by more than 30 percent even though energy efficiency has not ... r temperatures and air exchange rates are greater than in other buildings. \\ As in other Passive House... Hospitals generally have longer operating times than other non-residential buildings. Many parts of ho... or artificial light is therefore much lower there than in the wards. \\ Furthermore, calculations show
- Insulation works – Evidence no.1 "Measurements at a highly insulated wall" @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- e the exterior of the brick would be a lot colder than the center of the brick and even more so than the interior surface. Yet, the temperature measured at th... hat of the brick wall. This result is even better than the theoretical value of approx. 28.5 resulting f... that:(( Why did we use the word “evidence” rather than “proof“?\\ In natural sciences a “proof“ calls fo
- Internal heat gains in relation to living area @planning:calculating_energy_efficiency:phpp_-_the_passive_house_planning_package
- market as standard are already significantly less than 1 W and legal requirements already apply for many... er per capita income, occupancy density is higher than it is in Germany (see also [Grant 2014a]). Howeve... _{WE}} \; \end{eqnarray*} It is slightly flatter than the IHG calculated in accordance with the model d... e coloured line in Figure 6). IHG that are higher than the standard PHPP value of 4.1 W/m² for homes, as
- PHPP - validated and proven in practice @planning:calculating_energy_efficiency:phpp_-_the_passive_house_planning_package
- ion is still very small.\\ \\ ===== More accurate than conventional methods ===== The PHPP was systemat... * are realistic during the heating period (rather than 5 W/m², as frequently assumed). The PHPP includes... top floor ceilings are in the range of 1.0 rather than 0.8. \\ * The airtightness value that is actua... buildings, it provides more accurate results here than conventional calculation methods. \\ \\ ===== PH
- Aspects of efficient ventilation in hospitals @planning:non-residential_passive_house_buildings:ph_hospitals
- sumption can be reduced by around 45 percent more than if volume flow is only reduced 50 percent outside... as Passive House components with outputs greater than 600 m³/h show. Some devices even have much lower ... pressure losses – and, thus, energy consumption – than at the first and second filter stages. Airborne-p... e air outlet) can easily have larger outlet areas than filters integrated in central units. \\ The follo
- Comparison of in-situ measurements and hygrothermal simulations of four different interior insulation systems @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works:comparison_of_in_situ_measurements_and_hygrothermal_simulations_of_four_different_interior_insulation_systems
- ince the old construction will become much colder than it was without interior insulation, the risk of m... lusions ===== After a measurement period of more than 2 years hygrothermal simulations using the measur... dity could be reproduced with a deviation of less than ~5 % RH at the end of the considered period. With... \\ ===== References ===== Authors would like to thank the LUWOGE company for financing this project an
- Economic analysis for the retrofit of a detached single family house to the EnerPHit standard @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- , stove) gives a slightly lower total annual cost than the low-energy variant (see Figure 2) at €6500/a.... e) gives a similar annual cost for triple glazing than double glazing (Figure 4). The actualised payback... ned here as the probability of a total cost lower than the low-energy alternative (€560/m²TFA present va... ver, deep retrofits are not automatically cheaper than low energy alternatives if no effort is made to s
- Why build an airtight house? – Leakage problems @planning:airtight_construction:general_principles
- \ **The n<sub>50</sub> value has to be not higher than 0.6 h<sup>-1</sup>. ** This is a quite demanding ... e costs for achieving these values are not higher than those to achieve less demanding ones. (To be better than say 1.5 h<sup>-1</sup>, you'll need an airtightne... t doesn't make a big difference to go for say 0.5 than for 1.5 h<sup>-1</sup>) * these values guaran
- Passive House schools – How to go about it @planning:non-residential_passive_house_buildings:passive_house_schools
- Airtightness and airtightness measurement @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components:thermal_envelope
- Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) in Step by Step Retrofitting Projects @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Step-by-step deep retrofit and building integrated façade/roof on a 'million program' house @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Checklist: Test reports of airtightness measurements @planning:airtight_construction:general_principles
- Comparison of energy performance of ventilation systems using passive vs. active heat recovery @planning:building_services:ventilation
- Energy use for heating in a well insulated new building @planning:thermal_protection:thermal_protection_works
- PHI window certification: previous success and new climate zones @planning:thermal_protection:windows:window_certification
- Component Award 2016: Affordable ventilation solutions for retrofits @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Overall retrofit plan for step-by-step retrofits to EnerPHit Standard @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Prospects for the modernisation of existing buildings using highly efficient components @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Step-by-step Retrofits towards EnerPHit Standard in social housing in Spain @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Passive House refurbishment - thermal envelope @planning:refurbishment_with_passive_house_components
- Passive House - 6 reasons why you still need opening windows @planning:building_services:ventilation
- Calculation guide for temperature reduction factors to temperature zone "X" in the PHPP "Areas" worksheet @planning:calculating_energy_efficiency:phpp_-_the_passive_house_planning_package
- PHPP calculations in hot and humid climates @planning:calculating_energy_efficiency:phpp_-_the_passive_house_planning_package