Passivhaus-Institut
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The Passivhaus-Institut is responsible for promoting and maintaining the Passive House - Passivhaus
building program. The "Passive House Institute" was founded in 1996, and is based and active in Darmstadt, Germany.
The Passivhaus-Passive House sustainable design
standards are for specific energy conservation
methods and international program for Sustainable architecture
design techniques and specifications to create Low-energy house
s and other structures with Low energy building practices for the public benefit worldwide.
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Passive house
The term passive house refers to the rigorous, voluntary, Passivhaus standard for energy efficiency in a building, reducing its ecological footprint. It results in ultra-low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling. A similar standard, MINERGIE-P, is used in...
building program. The "Passive House Institute" was founded in 1996, and is based and active in Darmstadt, Germany.
The Passivhaus-Passive House sustainable design
Sustainable design
Sustainable design is the philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment, and services to comply with the principles of economic, social, and ecological sustainability.-Intentions:The intention of sustainable design is to "eliminate negative environmental...
standards are for specific energy conservation
Energy conservation
Energy conservation refers to efforts made to reduce energy consumption. Energy conservation can be achieved through increased efficient energy use, in conjunction with decreased energy consumption and/or reduced consumption from conventional energy sources...
methods and international program for Sustainable architecture
Sustainable architecture
Sustainable architecture is a general term that describes environmentally conscious design techniques in the field of architecture. Sustainable architecture is framed by the larger discussion of sustainability and the pressing economic and political issues of our world...
design techniques and specifications to create Low-energy house
Low-energy house
A low-energy house is any type of house that from design, technologies and building products uses less energy, from any source, than a traditional or average contemporary house...
s and other structures with Low energy building practices for the public benefit worldwide.
See also
- List of low-energy building techniques
- History of passive solar building designHistory of passive solar building design-Pre-modern History:The techniques of passive solar building design were practiced for thousands of years, by necessity, before the advent of mechanical heating and cooling. It has remained a traditional part of vernacular architecture in many countries...
- Energy-efficient landscapingEnergy-efficient landscapingEnergy-efficient landscaping is a type of landscaping designed for the purpose of conserving energy. There is a distinction between the embedded energy of materials and constructing the landscape, and the energy consumed by the maintenance and operations of a landscape.Design techniques include:*...
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