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- The Passive House – historical review
- such. Bo Adamson (1990) was the first to classify these houses as passive houses, and the question whethe... d to build turf houses after wood became scarce. These were Passive Houses, although they didn't have ad... ficiency and the use of renewable energy sources. These studies showed the potential for energy savings i... the winter garden and the stove was seldom used. These experiences gave the Passive House research the a
- Greenhouse effect and climate protection @basics:energy_and_ecology
- gloom. The scientific community has known about these interactions since the late 70s: Carbon was origi... phere can be tremendous and irreversible. Some of these effects are becoming more and more apparent today... on of CO<sub>2</sub> into the atmosphere.**\\ And these possibilities do not necessitate the reliquishmen... %) is covered by crude oil, natural gas and coal. These fuels are also known as "fossil energy sources".
- Are Passive Houses cost-effective? @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- serious analysis, it suffices to say that none of these statements are correct. Under the present conditi... ter performance are available on the market - and these cost less, some 1600 € will be covering all diffe... . But: now developments are in the pipe to reduce these costs significantly // * Less costs for smalle... ontribution to environmental protection will be. These are the individual advantages to be gained – but
- Passive House and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Connecting an international building standard with global aims
- Standard plays a direct role in achieving many of these global aims for the built environment. This artic... rent, performance-based building standard. Using these categories, SDGs with relevant targets or indicat... ime indoors [NHAPS 2001]. With lifestyles such as these, it is all the more important that our buildings ... oncentration in Passive House schools. Together, these health-based benefits can substantially reduce th
- The Passive House in summer
- formance of Passive Houses has clearly shown that these houses have a pleasant (cool) indoor climate even... very small due to the electricity-saving concept. These are favourable conditions for a cool interior cli... ation that additional measures have to be taken. These will be dealt with later on. It is interesting t... with ±45° with northern orientation. //Based on these results, it can be understood why **buildings wit
- Energy efficiency – the key to future energy supply
- entilation heat losses by 75 to 90 %. > Applying these measures will help to achieve extremely high lev... ducation worldwide.\\ \\ ===== Why invest in all these efficiency measures? ===== There are several rea... ts in rising energy prices. Already high in 2004, these are even higher now (2011). It will be expensive ... the Caribbean, nuclear reactor accidents, … * These events no longer affect “only” the inhabited envi
- Passive House – the next decade | Determining application-specific PER factors @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:passive_house_the_next_decade
- tude would increase tremendously). Despite all of these options, even with the Passive House Standard the... 0.20 kWh<sub>PER</sub>/kWh<sub>useful</sub>). \\ These findings are revolutionary, considering that envi... istent avoidance of air-conditioning systems, but these must now be taken into account when designing a s... person (for all applications together in Germany; these figures are about the same as the global average,
- Heating load in Passive Houses @basics:building_physics_-_basics
- ment required for heat distribution to a minimum. These cost savings can then be reinvested in energy eff... ly in EN 12831. However, even in the design case, these free heat gains play a very significant role, par... conditions are irrelevant for the Passive House (these are virtually disregarded by the building) and th... n, Germany|Darmstadt-Kranichstein]]. According to these results, there is a kink in the horizontal curve
- Life cycle cost analysis of energy interventions in 18 reference buildings @basics:affordability
- energy bills of about 1*, 2* or …6*. Figures like these can greatly facilitate the choice between these levels of renovation. The Dutch governmental agency for ... needs of representative buildings for some time. These were calculations based on the national Dutch cal... tal Cost of Ownership approach. A presentation on these interventions as well as their financial conseque
- Primary energy – quantifying sustainability @basics:energy_and_ecology
- al damage from renewable energy is far lower than these from fossil or nuclear sources - but we can not n... wable energy sources by renewable energy sources. These source do have much less dangerous environmental impacts; but these also need some limited resources (e.g. land use).... no statistics for the actual consumption values, these are presumably higher because the regulations hav
- Primary Energy Renewable PER @basics:energy_and_ecology
- ble energy for all, and for all applications. For these reasons, energy use must be efficient: energy eff... solution?==== Zero, Net Zero, Nearly Zero, Plus: these assessment systems already account for renewables... varies, and thus the associated losses. Based on these interrelationships, weighting factors, the so-cal... ergy renewable is calculated. For the assessment, these have different reference values. The primary ene
- Unheated basement @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:examples
- sements. As a rule, lower temperatures prevail in these, therefore thermal separation of the basement fro... pective neighbouring rooms amounts to one Kelvin. These calculations are demonstrated using an example: ... en into account when determining the conductance, these may not be included in the U-value either. Ther... {ie}$ and $L_{iu}$ are required for this method. These can be determined through two calculations. <WRA
- Efficiency of household appliances and their impact on the primary energy demand of residential buildings @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- am has little or no influence on the selection of these devices. For the cases where the design teams can... to country. It is always important to understand these differences and how the norm values are obtained ... ets vs. the standard values in PHPP. \\ © PHI}}] These scenarios also suggest that the energy demand fro... in the household appliances. To take advantage of these improvements, it is always advisable to select ap
- Passive House – the next decade @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply
- and //sustainable biomass (waste)// – is assumed. These technologies are already developed and available ... n percent). A quick calculation shows that all of these systems are far from suitable for long-term stora... unt of space – that renewable structures require. These resource requirements are fundamentally different... in Kiruna (Sweden) and Murmansk (Russia). All of these equivalent solar area figures are still within a
- Planning criteria for Passive Houses in New Zealand @basics:passive_houses_in_different_climates
- Passive House standard in and around Germany. In these cases, the concept for reducing the energy demand... ia the supply air. The general characteristics of these reference houses and the specifications of indivi... lained in detail in chapter 4. In a second step, these reference buildings were then also projected with... he north-facing window area i.e. the solar gains. These parameter variations were calculated both with th
- Recommended procedure for calculating thermal bridges of components in contact with the ground @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:ground_contact
- Philips Experimental House Research 1974ff: Passive versus Active Measures in Europe & America @basics:the_passive_house_-_historical_review
- Economy and financing of efficiency: new buildings, renovation and step by step retrofit @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- Introduction - Passive House buildings in different climates @basics:passive_houses_in_different_climates
- Basic principle for calculating thermal bridges @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation
- Renewable primary energy demand in residential buildings with high energy intensity @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply