Sentences with phrase «passivhaus airtightness»

However, it is not possible to meet the Passivhaus airtightness standard using windows and doors manufactured to lax North American standards.

Not exact matches

As Janet Cotterell of Passivhaus Homes explains, there was a pre-designed set of details, worked out carefully for minimal thermal bridging and ease of airtightness installation, so much of the design work had already been done.

Architects would benefit considerably more from reading this section of the book than by assuming they understand the Passivhaus Standard by way of the oft - quoted passivhaus energy consumption and airtightness bPassivhaus Standard by way of the oft - quoted passivhaus energy consumption and airtightness bpassivhaus energy consumption and airtightness benchmarks.

Indeed, after decades of computer modeling and field monitoring, engineers at the Passivhaus Institute have concluded that passive solar design is far less significant than airtightness and insulation value.

A Passivhaus certified window doesn't have a specific requirement for airtightness.

British architect Elrond Burrell notes in his post, Passivhaus; Comfort, Comfort, Comfort, Energy Efficiency that the standard for airtightness (0.6 air changes per hour) makes the house completely draft - free.