| Audience | Building professionals |
| Content |
≈ 3h video, further material and 200+ questions |
| Duration | ≈ 21h to complete |
Price for a 6 months access: 195 €
IPHA members: 145 €
Students: 95 €
Get a clear overview of the Passive House standard, certification requirements and the various elements to consider when designing and constructing Passive House buildings. Each course subunit includes a short video presentation, followed by further material and a short quiz that you can take several times. If you pass the final exam, you will receive a certificate of attendance.
The following topics are covered in this course - for more information, please check these learning targets.
Passive House Principles (What is a Passive House, Passive House and NZEB, economics)
Basics: Heat and humidity (Heat and humidity basics, water vapour in the building)
Building Envelope:
Opaque elements (Continuous insulation layer, insulation materials)
Transparent elements (Passive House windows and installation)
Thermal bridging
Airtightness (Airtightness importance, implementation and testing basics)
Building services:
Ventilation (Why ventilate, ventilation concepts and MVHR anatomy)
Heating and DHW (Heat supply, storage and distribution, DHW)
Cooling
PHPP (Energy balancing with PHPP, renewables, PER and classes)
To access the course, just create a Moodle account, log in and click on the Paypal link.
To activate your discounted access, please forward proof of your student ID or iPHA Membership, along with your address to the Site Admin. You will then receive an invoice from the Passive House Institute. Upon payment, your login access will be sent to you. The access is valid for 180 days.