Sentences with phrase «passivhaus standard needed»

It's a great read and a good starting point to understand why the Passivhaus standard needed modification for North America.

[p. 5] I'm likely to be accused of denigrating PHI by writing this, but the truth is the Passivhaus standard needed modification.

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Passivhaus is a standard focusing on dramatically reducing the need for heating and cooling whilst creating excellent indoor air quality.

If you are going to get anywhere near the air tightness standard demanded of the Passivhaus certification, which is only 0.6 air changes per hour, you need to seal the gap between the units perfectly and have special tapes covering the joint.

A Certified Passivhaus Designer brings the detailed knowledge and rigorous methodical approach needed to design buildings to the international Passivhaus Standard.

While high performance building owes a great debt of gratitude to European pioneers like Dr. Wolfgang Feist of the Passivhaus Institut in Germany, standards like Passive House need to be aligned with the US market, US rating schemes, and US incentive programs to really take off here.

We need more buildings built to the Passivhaus Standard.

The Passivhaus Standard requires an integrated approach to design so everyone on the team needs to be involved and to play their part.

The Passive House Planning Package (PHPP): a detailed programme of interlinked worksheets that provide everything needed to design a building to the international Passivhaus Standard.