Passive House
There has been quite a lot of talk in the past few years of the concept of the “Passive House” or ecohouse There will certainly be more talk of “Passive Houses” in the Years to come.
The term ‘passive house’ refers to a construction standard for ‘low energy’ or ‘Zero Energy’ Houses
The objective of the passive house is to ensure a comfortable indoor climate in summer in winter without needing a conventional heating system or cooling system.
In order to achieve this there is a requirement for a combination of technologies, design and material.
The annual demand for heating needs to be leass than 15 kWh/m².a; and the total final energy demand for heating, hot water and household appliances must be less than 42 kWh/m².a.
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