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Passive House California , January 25, 2024 -
A webinar with Prof. Wolfgang Feist, Passive House Institute Economic growth is currently the almost universally used yardstick for evaluating success (of a company, a nation, or a government). There has long been a debate as to whether this is the right yardstick - and it is a matter of great debate. In this webinar, however, the author will shed light on some far more important aspects of growth: Has…
Wolfgang Feist & Rainer Pfluger & Wolfgang Hasper The passive house concept specifically improves insulation of exterior building components, utilization of passive solar gains, airtightness and heat recovery from ventilation air. Reducing also heat losses from thermal bridges, the energy balance is improved significantly resulting in net heating demands lower than 15 kWh/(m2a) which is less than one-tenth of the typical heating energy in the average of existing buildings. The…
David Johnston | Mark Siddall | Oliver Ottinger | Soeren Peper | Wolfgang Feist Abstract The Passive House (PH) standard is a voluntary quality assurance standard focused upon maximizing the health and wellbeing of occupants, whilst reducing space heating demand to a very low level. To meet the PH standard, well-defined criteria have to be met. However, given literature that suggests a ‘performance gap’ for energy savings, the question remains, how well…
