Sentences with phrase «with the high performance enclosure»

With the high performance enclosure and mechanical system, the on - site renewable technology as well as their low energy lifestyle, they are very promising candidates for the program.

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Retrofitting a wood - framed enclosure with thick layers of foam plastic insulation board is a proven high performance retrofit technique.

This full - day course provides an in - depth discussion of high - performance building enclosures for North American buildings, including single - family homes and large commercial buildings, with a focus on walls, roofs and window systems.

With a high performance building enclosure (e.g. a perfect wall and exceptional glazing) the surface temperatures of a room will become very close to the air temperature, and comfort will be enhanced, even if the air temperature approaches the extremes of the comfort band.

Developed in the 1990s by the Passive House Institute of Darmstadt Germany, this international building standard applies the following five basic fundamentals: a thermal - bridge - free design, an airtight enclosure, thermal insulation, high - performance windows and ventilation with heat recovery.