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- Passive House and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Connecting an international building standard with global aims
- d into eight umbrella categories: * Health and well-being: Contributing to health and well-being by providing a cost-efficient, resilient, and healthy envi... energy prices and bloated fossil fuel demand, as well as mould and moisture damage. * Sustainable co... lthy and comfortable homes for the vulnerable, as well as in climate resilience. The extremely low heati
- Heating load in Passive Houses @basics:building_physics_-_basics
- s a crucial difference, especially in the case of well-insulated buildings. * Buildings with very sma... === Problems calculating the heating load in very well-insulated buildings ===== \\ It was shown that the heat output in very well-insulated buildings, actually measured through sc... ng into account solar gains, particularly in very well-insulated buildings. \\ It was thus necessary to
- The Passive House in summer
- ample is that of keeping chilled water cool in a (well-insulating) thermos flask.)) In this study we doc... d temperature course of surface and indoor air as well as the operative temperature\\ during the critica... ons: the g-values of both are almost identical as well. //This analysis shows that in residential build... heating demand (between 10 and 12 kWh/(m²yr)) as well as the frequency of summertime overheating events
- Planning criteria for Passive Houses in New Zealand @basics:passive_houses_in_different_climates
- ssion losses and optimised use of solar gains, as well as with minimised ventilation heat losses by mean... culated both with the dynamic simulation tool, as well as the PHPP, in order to test the reliability of ... presented in this report show, however, that in a well-planned and well-built Passive House there will be no condensation and no mould. The basic prerequisite
- Philips Experimental House Research 1974ff: Passive versus Active Measures in Europe & America @basics:the_passive_house_-_historical_review
- red by Scandinavian work on low energy houses, as well as American efforts on passive solar buildings a... n, model-experiment and inter-model validation as well as system and component simulation under a wide v... Note, these conclusions included old buildings as well, where considerable saving potentials were seen a... e South façade do not lead to additional gains in well-insulated houses – which is consistent with later
- Thermal comfort parameters @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_comfort
- y depends on the "thermal comfort". This has been well-researched and the results have been incorporated... ivity (e.g. sleeping, running...) and clothing as well as the determining factors for the thermal surrou... and the room air) and the interior surface of the well insulated building component. \\ The practi... ublication [ 1 ]. The comfort characteristics of well insulated buildings can be observed in practice a
- Passive House – the next decade | Determining application-specific PER factors @basics:passive_house_-_assuring_a_sustainable_energy_supply:passive_house_the_next_decade
- <sub>el</sub>, suggesting that renewable power is well suited to supplying domestic hot water systems. A... nd and direct primary power production seem to be well correlated at first glance – in the summer. \\ T... ethanol), where it can provide greater yields, as well as in any reconversion to electricity that may be... stems will allow them to generate on low power as well, as can already be seen in the latest fuel cell a
- The Passive House – historical review
- invention: the icelanders quickly found out that well-insulated houses remain warm by themselves.//\\ \... . Lovins. (Foto: rmi)**\\ \\ Amory Lovins, who is well-known for his publications about alternative ener... did not stop at the theory. He built an extremely well-insulated solar passive house in Old Snowmass in... esigned and built by every architect and builder (well, those who are motivated to do it).\\ \\ The seco
- What is a Passive House?
- whole building so as to eliminate cold corners as well as excessive heat losses. This method is another ... rovides for affordable, high-quality buildings as well as comfortable, healthy living conditions. And it... l comfort, energy consumption and construction as well as operating costs. These results have been publi... s the meaning of superior termal comfort has been well established on a scientific level: It was the pub
- Greenhouse effect and climate protection @basics:energy_and_ecology
- measuring and controlling the indoor air quality (well, be aware, you do have to calibrate these sensors... power and prospertity in both these countries is well-known: the buildings, vehicles and machines in th... sed the need for increased energy efficiency very well. The fact that German interest groups are trying ... ssion into the atmosphere. A strategy that works well for our future prosperity and advanced economic d
- Primary Energy Renewable PER @basics:energy_and_ecology
- . Depending on the type of energy application, as well as on the locally available renewable energy reso... useful energy demand for heating and cooling, as well as airtightness and comfort criteria). For the th... classes, thresholds for PER demand are defined as well as for PER generation. The demand includes all en... building i.e. the heating and cooling energy, as well as hot water, the complete electricity demand, an
- Introduction - Passive House buildings in different climates @basics:passive_houses_in_different_climates
- t self sufficient houses (i.e. Passive Houses) is well defined. The physical equations are the same - on... ary conditions vary. Thus the solution method can well be applied independently of the circumstances in ... comfort at a high level. Passive Houses should be well known as the most comfortable houses - in any cou... a relevant time period, the supply air ducts may well be used to transport heat during the heating seas
- Economy and financing of efficiency: new buildings, renovation and step by step retrofit @basics:affordability:investing_in_energy_efficiency
- of the measures. Instead, the whole life cycle as well as the interests must be regarded. This view is i... individual periods. This includes all funding as well as interests and tax payments; the method is espe... //| \\ A solid basis for all cost evaluations are well documented retrofit projects, including achieved... f efficiency goals and economic results, even for well-planned step by step retrofit. For correct econom
- The Passive House - definition
- assive House" accurately describes this concept – well, there is no other term better suited for it. Th... em by using the ventilation system for heating as well – in this case the building will become a Passive... **//.|\\ \\ Can’t this air be used for heating as well? – Yes it can – provided that the building requir
- Economic feasibility of Passive House design @basics:affordability
- or PH and LEB, but is needed to keep the building well tempered (passive cooling) in summer. Cooling in ... ive' basic version of a building. This intends as well the selection of materials. So PVC window frames ... cycle costs. The same is true for **new built as well**. \\ \\ This fact is crucial for so called cont
- Life Cycle energy balances, Embodied energy and the Passive House Standard @basics:energy_and_ecology
- Exterior wall on floor slab @basics:building_physics_-_basics:thermal_bridges:tbcalculation:examples
- Efficiency of household appliances and their impact on the primary energy demand of residential buildings @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