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Passive House
Also Known As Passivhaus
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A rigorous voluntary energy-efficiency design standard requiring extremely low space heating and cooling demand, achieved through superinsulation, airtight construction, high-performance windows and heat-recovery ventilation rather than active mechanical systems alone. The first four Passive House terraced houses were completed in Darmstadt-Kranichstein, Germany, in 1990 to 1991, following a 1988 discussion between Wolfgang Feist and Bo Adamson, and the standard is now certified worldwide by the Passive House Institute.
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Concept DomainSustainability, Energy Performance 1 Formulated YearThe concept was discussed by Feist and Adamson in 1988; the first Passive House buildings, in Darmstadt-Kranichstein, were completed 1990 to 1991, before the certifying institute was formally founded in 1996. Cross-Tradition Connections
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The Passive House Institute is the organization that develops, promotes and certifies buildings to the Passive House standard.
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