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Comparison of Fire Hazards in Passive and Conventional Houses

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2012
The concept of Passive House or Passivhaus (PH) refers to the current highest energy standard for buildings, with a promise to spare up to 90 % of heating, or cooling, energy compared to common buildings.
C. Fourneau, N. Cornil, C. Delvosalle, H. Breulet, S. Desmet, S. Brohez   +5 more
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OPTIMIZATION OF AIR TIGHTNESS IN PASSIVE BUILDINGS – CASE STUDY ON REDUCING THE AIR CHANGE RATE n₅₀ [PDF]

Fiabilitate şi Durabilitate
The paper presents an experimental study on air tightness testing of an energyefficient building, according to the Passivhaus standard. The “blower door” test was carried out before and after the implementation of sealing measures, achieving a reduction
Lavinia-Maria JIPA
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Factibilidad de estándares PassivHaus y diseño pasivo alternativo en zonas térmicas de Chile – Determinación de requerimientos energéticos mediante simulación dinámica

Revista Hábitat Sustentable, 2012
Las normas actuales de construcción para envolvente térmica del artículo 4.1.10 de la "Ley General de Urbanismo y Construcción" en Chile son aplicadas sobre una unidad residencial típica, para el clima de Concepción (36 ° de latitud Sur, 73 ° Longitud ...
Javier Carrasco Eade, Georgios Kokogiannakis   +1 more
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Information on resources available on the land lot for integrated building design / Sklypo energinių išteklių informacija integruotai projektuojant pastatą

Mokslas: Lietuvos Ateitis, 2013
The most progress in the area of the sustainable building policy and its implementation has been achieved in certain regions by the Building Certification System regulations such as Passivhaus (Germany) and LEED (U.S).
Vytautas Martinaitis, Vygantas Žėkas
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The impact of poor housing and indoor air quality on respiratory health in children. [PDF]

Breathe (Sheff), 2023
Holden KA, Lee AR, Hawcutt DB, Sinha IP.
europepmc   +1 more source

Quantifying the Enhanced Performance of Multifamily Residential Passive House over Conventional Buildings in Terms of Energy Use

Buildings
In response to escalating energy demands and global warming concerns, the Passive House Standard has emerged as a solution in residential construction, aiming to drastically reduce energy consumption and operational costs primarily through high ...
Homeira Mirhosseini, Jie Li, Lisa D. Iulo, James D. Freihaut   +3 more
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Edificación Passivhaus

, 2011
La eficiencia energética se presenta como uno de los pilares fundamentales de la política energética de nuestro tiempo y del sector de la construcción. Esto se debe a su contribución a enfrentar los compromisos de reducción de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, la seguridad energética y la mejora de la competitividad de la economía en general ...
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A new method for air exchange efficiency assessment including natural and mixed mode ventilation. [PDF]

Energy Build, 2022
Contrada F, Causone F, Allab Y, Kindinis A.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Heat Recovery Units in Passivhaus Housing on the Spanish Mediterranean Coast: Energy Efficiency and Return on Investment

Buildings
Regulatory demands for indoor air renewal in buildings entail high levels of energy consumption. This is the only way to provide minimum indoor air quality (IAQ) and avoid some common lesions and pathologies.
Víctor Echarri-Iribarren, Jordi Roviras-Miñana, Ricardo Gómez-Val   +2 more
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Passive buildings: a state-of-the-art review. [PDF]

J Infrastruct Preserv Resil, 2023
Anand V, Kadiri VL, Putcha C.
europepmc   +1 more source