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Indoor Air Quality in Passivhaus Dwellings: A Literature Review [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a critical consideration in airtight buildings that depend on mechanical ventilation, such as those constructed to the Passivhaus standard.
Alejandro Moreno-Rangel   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Comparative Analysis of Overheating Risk for Typical Dwellings and Passivhaus in the UK

open access: yesEnergies, 2022
There is growing concern that airtight and well-insulated buildings designed to limit heat loss in temperate and cold climates could unintentionally elevate the risk of overheating in summers.
Sukumar Natarajan   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Indoor Air Quality Assessment of Latin America’s First Passivhaus Home

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2021
Sustainable building design, such as the Passivhaus standard, seeks to minimise energy consumption, while improving indoor environmental comfort. Very few studies have studied the indoor air quality (IAQ) in Passivhaus homes outside of Europe. This paper
Alejandro Moreno-Rangel   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Estrategias técnica y constructiva del primer colegio Passivhaus Plus en España

open access: yesInformes de la Construccion, 2023
Un colegio que funciona desconectado de la red eléctrica, altamente eficiente y que utiliza energía procedente de fuentes renovables. El diseño se basa en una condición de baja demanda de energía para calefacción y refrigeración, y una demanda de ...
Paloma Campo Ruano   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Passivhaus [PDF]

open access: yesEncyclopedia, 2020
Passivhaus or Passive House buildings are low-energy buildings in which the design is driven by quality and comfort, hence achieving acceptable levels of comfort through post-heating or post-cooling of fresh air.
Alejandro Moreno-Rangel
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

A long-term monitoring study on the thermal comfort and durability of a straw bale Passivhaus cottage [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
The built environment sector accounts for 40% of the UK's total carbon footprint; bio-based construction materials can play an important role in reducing the whole-life carbon of a new build. Straw bale construction is one of the most promising bio-based
Marincioni Valentina, Bradshaw Frances
doaj   +2 more sources

Long-Term Analysis of Energy Consumption and Thermal Comfort in a Passivhaus Apartment in Spain

open access: yesBuildings
This study presents a detailed analysis of thermal comfort and energy consumption in a Passivhaus-certified apartment in Bolueta Tower, Bilbao, Spain, over a period of three years (2020–2022). Utilizing a comprehensive, long-term monitoring approach, the
Iñigo Rodríguez-Vidal   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Mass Timber Envelopes in Passivhaus Buildings: Designing for Moisture Safety in Hot and Humid Australian Climates

open access: yesBuildings, 2021
The uptake of buildings employing cross-laminated timber (CLT) assemblies and designed to Passivhaus standard has accelerated internationally over the past two decades due to several factors including responses to the climate crisis by decarbonising the ...
Marcus Strang   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Reducing CO2 in Passivhaus-Adapted Affordable Tropical Homes

open access: yesEncyclopedia, 2023
On average, houses including those in the tropics are responsible for almost 39% of the global carbon emission caused by non-renewables, first and foremost by fuel.
Karl Wagner
doaj   +2 more sources

Improving building thermal performance through an integration of Passivhaus envelope and shading in a tropical climate

open access: yesEnergy and Buildings, 2021
Due to the success of the energy-efficient Passivhaus building envelope and its principles in regulating indoor thermal comfort in European climates, the potential implementation of it in other climates has been subjected to much attention in recent ...
Renata Camboim Salatino Tubelo   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

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