Ventilation Practices for Schools and Residential Buildings

By Passive House California , June 30, 2022 -

iPHA Webinar February 2021|Speakers: Berthold Kaufmann, Passive House Institute Rainer Pfluger, University of Innsbruck When temperatures drop in winter, relying on window ventilation to manually ventilate a room becomes very uncomfortable and unviable. Especially schools, with their high occupancy, are in need of alternatives when it comes to properly ventilate classrooms. In times of Sars-CoV-2, high air change rates play a major role in mitigating the risks of infection posed…

Kitchen Exhaust Systems for Residential Kitchens in Passive Houses

By Passive House California , February 24, 2021 -

In view of the higher energy efficiency requirements and comfort requirements of Passive House buildings it has become increasingly important to consider the correct planning aspects of kitchen extractor hoods in the energy balance of the building. This guide serves as a planning aid for integration of kitchen exhaust systems for energy efficient buildings. In addition, it provides an approach for considering kitchen exhaust systems in the energy balance calculation of…