Passive Home & Buildings

Passive Home & Buildings

What is a Passive House?

A  Passive House (Passivhaus) is a construction standard that was developed by Professors Bo Adamson of Sweden and Wolfgang Feist of Germany in the early 1990’s.

In a passive house, the focus is on building a structure that is highly insulated, airtight and that uses passive energy, including solar for heating, hot water and electricity.

The Passive house building standard has been utilized successfully in commercial, industrial and public buildings as well as in domestic dwellings world-wide.

Here at EWC, we have extensive experience in the delivery of all of the elements involved in the delivery of a passive building, including:

• Air-tight windows and doors
• High levels of insulation
• Triple glazed windows
• Heat recovery ventilation systems
• Doors and roof lights with insulated frames
• Energy efficient lighting
• Combined solar PV and heat pump technology for maximum heat efficiency
• Thermal/cold bridge free construction

Benefits of a Passive House

• Reduced heating bills
• Reduction in carbon dioxide emissions
• 75% reduction in space heating needs
• High levels of comfort
• Only marginally more expensive than conventional construction; 8 – 10%

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