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Workshop 8 Passive house. Rebecca Van Loocke Evelin Makó Edina Pacsay Jonas Söderlund Matthias Van den Buerie Jorn Van Kwikenborne. What is a passive house?.
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Workshop 8Passive house Rebecca Van Loocke Evelin Makó Edina Pacsay Jonas Söderlund Matthias Van den Buerie Jorn Van Kwikenborne
What is a passive house? • A building built with good comfort conditions during winter and summer without the need of a traditional heating system and without an active cooling system. • It have to consumes less than 15 kWh/m² gross per year for heating. • The usage of buildings that were built in 1960 is about 200 kWh/m² gross per year.
General information • The first passive house was built in Darmstadt, Germany in 1990 (photo). • There are over 6000 passive houses in Europe, +/- 20 in Belgium, also +/- 20 in Finland and +/- 15 in Hungary. • Most of them are built in Germany and Austria. • In North-America the first passive house was built in Urbana, Illinois in 2003.
6 important headlights for a passive house • Good insulation • Completely air tightened • Rational use of the sun • Energy friendly household equipment • Renewable energy sources (like sun panels) • Heat recovery
Good insulation • In Belgium the houses aren’t good insulated and that’s the reason why most of the heat escapes through the walls. • A passive house has insulation in the ground (20 cm), the walls (35 cm) and in the roof (45 cm).
Air tightened • The house must be completely air tightened, otherwise the cold air from outside can go inside and vice-versa. Strips that are placed to make the whole house air tightened
On this pictures they were testing if the house was realy air tightened.
Maximum use of the sun • For a maximum use of the sun it’s better that the windows are orientated to the south. • Use for example strong isolated and three double windows that’s give the sun the opportunity to come into the house. • Organize your house also that the house-hold devices give there warmth to the house.
Air quality • There is a gangway with tubes 2 meters under the ground that holds the temperature at a constant level of 12°C, in winter and summer times. • With a mechanical (low energy) ventilator the house is refreshed in only a couple of hours.
Example of a passive house Passive house Normal house
Thank you for your attention! • Rebecca Van Loocke • Edina Pacsay • Evelin Makó • Jonas Söderlund • Matthias Van den Buerie • Jorn Van Kwikenborne