The WUFI ® Passive program has the same energy usage capabilities as WUFI ® Plus, but also enables optimization of
passive house design by providing monthly energy balances.
Analysis by Wain Morehead Architects has shown that the space heating demand of a West Cork - based
passive house designed by the firm rises from 11.5 kWh / m2 / yr to over 19.5 kWh / m2 / yr when moved to Donegal
Not exact matches
The cabin of Nanuq is built to the
passive house's principles, which
by its
design makes the use of a heating system almost needless.
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..
The Camden Passivhaus
by Bere Architects puts paid to many of the complaints people have about
passive house design.
Despite the challenges imposed not only
by the old and slightly ropey fabric, but also the conservation status of the buildings, the client wanted to carry as many of the benefits of
passive house design as possible through to the retrofit.
Even though there was only a small
passive house movement in the UK at the time, the terraced form dictated
by the site would enjoy a good form factor, which encouraged the architects to
design to the standard.
This
passive solar greenhouse is
designed to
house a productive, edible ecosystem which is also combined with a variety of other complementary farming techniques such as producing fish and poultry food from insects, growing mushrooms from used coffee grounds and growing poultry, fed from
by - products of the system.
These top ten
passive solar
design tips will give you a good starting point in
designing your own tiny
house by using the sun to your advantage for both heating and cooling your home.
People planning to build a new home could save themselves thousands of euro each year
by developing a
passive house, according to the Passive House Association of Ireland (PHAI), a new low energy design initiative comprising passive house designers and contrac
house, according to the
Passive House Association of Ireland (PHAI), a new low energy design initiative comprising passive house designers and contrac
House Association of Ireland (PHAI), a new low energy
design initiative comprising
passive house designers and contrac
house designers and contractors.
The
house was designed to passive house standards and is fully certified by the German Passive House Insti
house was
designed to
passive house standards and is fully certified by the German Passive House Insti
house standards and is fully certified
by the German
Passive House Insti
House Institute.
This
house was
designed as a
passive solar home
by architects at Solar Northern; designers of Post And Beam Homes who eventually became Woodhouse.The
house is built on styrofoam insulated foundation walls and concrete floor which serves as a thermal flywheel to hold heat from the sun in heating months before and after winter solstice and moderate summer temps in
house when the sun is not shining in the
house due to summer sun angles.
The
House of Energy was designed by BG Architektur and certifi ed by leading passive house certifier and consultant Herz &
House of Energy was
designed by BG Architektur and certifi ed
by leading
passive house certifier and consultant Herz &
house certifier and consultant Herz & Lang.
Green Building Store continues to fine tune
passive house design and construction techniques with exacting attention to detail, as demonstrated
by its latest superinsulated, stone - clad cavity wall
house in West Yorkshire.
Completed early this year, the new Centre for Medicine at the University of Leicester is
by far the largest single building in the UK to meet the
passive house standard — and not surprisingly, its
design and construction posed tough new challenges for how to meet the rigorous low energy standard on such a large, complicated building.
It can also be
designed according to
passive house standards, while there is also the option of taking it off - the - grid
by installing a solar power array, composting toilet, water tanks and a gray water system.
pmcarchitects.com The
house was designed to passive house standards and is fully certified by the German Passive House Insti
house was
designed to
passive house standards and is fully certified by the German Passive House Insti
house standards and is fully certified
by the German
Passive House Insti
House Institute.
One third of the units at a new social
housing development in the East Midlands have met the
passive house standard — but the entire project was inspired
by fabric first, low energy
design.
The latest versions of PHPP and designPH are intended to make
passive house design both easier and more accurate than ever before — and to plan for a future powered
by renewable energy.
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 unique combination of
passive design solutions chosen
by the team for the different componentsof the
house is used to reduce the performance of the active systems to a minimum.
As noted
by the panelists, the
design and construction team should be trained in the fundamentals of
passive house building and
design.
The
house,
designed by renowned Swedish architect Gert Windgård, is not designated a
passive house per se, but is said to maximize its own electricity production through a complete front facade of solar panels (solar water heating and solar electric) and minimize heat loss through a double - doored entry, built - out window boxes and fantastic insulation.
Tom Gresford of London - based Gresford Architects had bought a site — previously owned
by Thames Water, and which
housed an old and ugly water tower — with a view to
designing and building a
passive house as a commercial development to demonstrate the financial viability of building one - off homes to the
passive house standard.
This striking certified
passive house in the Italian Alps was
designed by architects Arthur Pichler and Walter Colombi.
But with the
design already settled, and prompted
by New Zealand's low building insulation standards, the clients made a game - changing request: that the dwelling meet the
passive house standard.