http://passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/ 2012-02-04T09:46:04+01:00 http://passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/ http://passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2012-02-02T12:12:39+01:00 Angela Espenberger http://passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/basics?rev=1328181159&do=diff The Passive House is the world‘s leading standard in energy efficient design. It started out as a construction concept for residential buildings in Central Europe. Today, the Passive House Standard can be implemented in all types of buildings almost anywhere in the world. The demand for Passive Houses as well as information on and experience with Passive Houses has been increasing at an enormous pace, reflecting the trend-setting developments in this field. The following pages provide an introd… text/html 2012-01-30T11:37:45+01:00 Angela Espenberger http://passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/planning/non-residential_passive_house_buildings/passive_house_retail?rev=1327919865&do=diff Introduction The term “retail establishments” encompasses a wide range of buildings whose levels of energy consumption vary quite a bit depending on their size, location, shape, use, and façade. The most important factor is the energy needed to keep goods cool. Where such refrigeration is necessary, such as in grocery stores, the heat that flows into the open refrigerated areas can get to such a level that total internal gains are negative, despite high heat output from artificial lighting. In… text/html 2012-01-28T18:15:53+01:00 Anne Huse http://passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/start/become_a_member/articles_in_the_member_area?rev=1327770953&do=diff The following in-depth articles are available exclusively to iPHA members. For more information on iPHA membership please click here, or go directly to the iPHA website to sign up. Windows Required U-values for Passive House windows Passive House windows completely redesigned text/html 2012-01-28T18:14:02+01:00 Anne Huse http://passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/start?rev=1327770842&do=diff The Passive House resource Welcome to Passipedia, the Passive House resource! Passipedia constitutes a vast array of cutting edge, scientifically sound, Passive House relevant articles. On Passipedia, basic Passive House information and insights are available for all to see, whereas members of the International Passive House Association (iPHA) receive special access to the more in depth sections. Growing daily, Passipedia is the tool with which new Passive House findings from around the world ar… text/html 2012-01-28T18:08:36+01:00 Anne Huse http://passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/planning/refurbishment_with_passive_house_components/thermal_envelope/improving_thermal_bridges_and_airtightness_in_existing_buildings?rev=1327770516&do=diff Introduction: Old buildings – thermal bridge free? Thermal bridge free design – i.e. optimising the details to the extent that the thermal bridge addition becomes smaller or equal to zero with regard to the external surface UWB – has proven extremely successful in new builds (see [AkkP 16] ; [AkkP 21] ). The advantages are obvious: there are no problems with cold spots and moisture damage and no complicated and tedious calculations to make, just a few clearly formulated principles for plannin… text/html 2012-01-28T17:49:26+01:00 Anne Huse http://passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/planning/non-residential_passive_house_buildings?rev=1327769366&do=diff The Passive House Standard allows for extremely high levels of comfort as well as enormous energy savings - not only for residential buildings. The Passive House Standard has been successfully realised in many different types of buildings including offices, hostels, factories, administrative buildings, sports halls, schools and kindergartens. text/html 2012-01-24T13:21:20+01:00 Angela Espenberger http://passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/passipedia_a-z?rev=1327407680&do=diff A * Affordability * Airtight construction * Air quality * Air volumes * Affiliates see iPHA Affiliates B * Biomass heating * Blower door test * Building physics * Building services C * Certification * Certified Passive House Designer * Climate data tool for the Southern Hemisphere * Combustion heat * Climate protection * Comfort see Thermal comfort * Compact heat pump unit * Compact HVAC system * Components see Passive House suitable components * Cost/B… text/html 2012-01-16T11:28:47+01:00 Anne Huse http://passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/phi_publications/research_group_for_cost-effective_passive_houses_proceedings?rev=1326709727&do=diff Introduced by the Passive House Institute in 1996, the Research Group for Cost-effective Passive Houses is one of PHI’s key research tools in dealing with recurrent and new Passive House related questions and challenges, thereby addressing both theoretical and practical aspects of the question at hand. The Research Group meets 3 to 4 times per year, focussing on a different issue each time, ranging from general Passive House principles and technologies to economic aspects and optimised cost-effe… text/html 2012-01-10T12:09:49+01:00 Angela Espenberger http://passipedia.passiv.de/passipedia_en/basics/the_passive_house_-_historical_review?rev=1326193789&do=diff When was the first Passive House built? Who invented the Passive House? Is the “Passive House” only a new name for “superinsulated homes”? Here are some comments which, although naturally incomplete, try to explain the facts. Traditional Passive Houses <- Traditional building in Southern China. In this climate, cooling rather than heating, is required. In many climate regions of the world, if buildings are “sensibly” constructed, no heating is required and neither is active cooling…