PassivHaus is a voluntary building standard developed in Germany and now commonly used all over northern Europe. There are six main rules to building a PassivHaus. These rules ensure the building has very low energy and heating requirements, 90% lower than an average house.
- Super Insulation - ensuring excellent heat retention within the building
- Excellent draught proofing - the house has so few gaps and holes that almost no air can enter the building other than through the carefully controlled heat recovery ventilation system
- Passive solar gain - carefully placed windows mean the sun will warm the building naturally
- Ventilation with heat recovery - this allows you to capture all the heat usually lost from uncontrolled air leakage
- Low energy appliances - the most energy efficient appliances can dramatically help you reduce your energy consumption
- Renewable energy sources - using solar PV and thermal, wind or other renewable sources allows you to be even more energy independent
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