The 5 Principles of Passive House Design
1. thermal insulation
3. Mechanical ventilation heat recovery
1. thermal insulation
Thick and continuous insulation provides proper thermal separation between the heated or cooled inside environment and the outdoors. This improves thermal comfort and reduces the risk of condensation.
2. AIRTIGHTNESS
3. Mechanical ventilation heat recovery
1. thermal insulation
The building envelope must achieve an extremely low air leakage performance (less than 0.6 air changes per hour at 50 pascal)
3. Mechanical ventilation heat recovery
3. Mechanical ventilation heat recovery
3. Mechanical ventilation heat recovery
Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) is the process of improving the indoor air quality without the need to open windows or doors.
4. High performance windows
renovations can be a passive house too.
3. Mechanical ventilation heat recovery
Windows are literally a hole in your wall. While they can let in beautiful warming sunshine, they are also the weak link in any home.
5. Thermal bridge free construction
renovations can be a passive house too.
renovations can be a passive house too.
This means keeping penetrations through the insulation to a minimum, and where it can’t be avoided, using low or non-conducting materials.
renovations can be a passive house too.
renovations can be a passive house too.
renovations can be a passive house too.
EnerPHit is the Passive House certification system for retrofits and renovations.