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PHPP - the Passive House Planning Package
More than just an energy balance: The Passive House design tool
The Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) is an important tool for designing Passive Houses consisting of a spreadsheet workbook and a manual. The PHPP provides everything needed to design a properly functioning Passive House including tools for:
- calculating energy balances (including U-value calculation)
- planning the windows
- designing the comfort ventilation system
- determining the heating load
- estimating the summer comfort
- design the heating and hot water supply
It also provides a variety of other useful tools for the reliable designing of Passive Houses as well as:
- verification for Passive House funding (e.g. for low-interest loans available in many countries)
- a simplified verification method (based on the German Energy Saving Ordinance)
- a detailed handbook that provides not only a detailed explanation of the PHPP calculation method but also important details for the construction of Passive Houses – the Passive House construction manual par excellence.
- an example project (residential building) calculated in the PHPP
For more information on the current PHPP version and to order, visit the PHI website
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PHPP calculations in hot and humid climates
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