Sentences with phrase «features of this passive house»

This is one of the prominent design features of this passive house.

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There are a few other options for interacting with other towns, like a passive feature that gives you access to the houses of strangers you might cross paths with in public, as long as you keep your 3DS in your pocket.

By building or retrofitting to achieve resilient design, we can create homes that will never drop below 45 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit even if the house is totally cut off from power and heating fuel — they can do that with high levels of insulation, top - performing windows, passive solar gain, and other features..

ie has just completed a whistle stop tour of ISH in Frankfurt, one of the world's largest building industry expos, where he found passive house solutions featuring heavily amonst the heating and ventilation solutions on offer.

The intrinsic energy and environmental features (i.e. natural ventilation, passive cooling, etc.) and the components of the traditional Arab - house (i.e. Qa'ah, Barjeel, etc.) are enhanced in the Know - Howse, along with innovative renewable energy devices.

Plenty new features show up the way to the next level of passive house design.

In this first instalment of his brand new «Help Desk» feature, architect and passive house designer Simon McGuinness of Dublin Institute of Technology invites questions on all aspects of passive house, retrofit and low energy building.

Built with a timber frame insulated with straw - bale, and featuring an extensive suite of ecological and recycled materials, this stunning North Yorkshire home also produces more energy than it consumes, making it the first straw - bale building in the world to reach the brand new «passive house plus» standard.

Mariana Moreira says that while this feature created a thermal bridge, the passive house software — PHPP — calculated that it could be borne without breaching any of the Enerphit thresholds, or without opening the structure up to condensation and mould growth risks.

The latest in a long line of affordable passive house schemes from trailblazing housing association Hastoe, this new development at Outwell, Norfolk features 15 brand new passive homes.

By building or retrofitting to achieve resilient design, we can create homes that will never drop below 45 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit even if the house is totally cut off from power and heating fuel — they can do that with high levels of insulation, top - performing windows, passive solar gain, and other features that I've been covering in these RDI blogs.

The house features a variety of lower - impact energy strategies, including radiant floor heat, passive ventilation, and passive solar collection with carefully placed thermal massing.

For self - builder James Byrne, building to the passive house standard was just one element of an approach that aimed to drastically reduce the environmental impact of his house — built from a hemp and lime system, it also features solar collectors, rainwater harvesting and natural wastewater treatment.

Construct Ireland, the magazine which evolved into Passive House Plus, featured two of his exemplary sustainable projects, perhaps most notably including a substantial mixed - use scheme on Galway's Forster Street from 2006 that featured passive solar design, external insulation, triple - glazed curtain walling, airtightness, MVHR and renewables amongst other measures.