Author: Johanna Weber ABSTRACT: Passive House is the world leading building standard in energy-efficient construction and is one of the pioneering concepts for building low-energy houses. Diagram 1. (Image Credit: The Passive House Institute) MAIN Established by the Passivhaus Institute in Darmstadt, Germany in 1996, “Passive House” is a building standard that is truly energy … Continue reading 7.5 Building Design: Passive House
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7.5 Building Design: Passive House
Author: Johanna Weber ABSTRACT: Passive House is the world leading building standard in energy-efficient construction and is one of the pioneering concepts for building low-energy houses. Diagram 1. (Image Credit: The Passive House Institute) MAIN Established by the Passivhaus Institute in Darmstadt, Germany in 1996, “Passive House” is a building standard that is truly energy … Continue reading 7.5 Building Design: Passive House
7.8 Building Design: Simplicity in Design
We as humans often over-complicate. It is in this complexity that many of our sustainability problems stem. If we wish to resolve this growing problem, we can look to simplicity: in how we design and live our lives.By Connor Almond