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1.1 What is a Passive House?

TO REMEMBER

  • EU Energy Efficiency Plan 2020

  • Passive House solution:
    Energy efficiency, thermal comfort and excellent air quality

  • 5 Passive House principles

    - Insulation
    - Passive House windows
    - Airtightness
    - No thermal bridges
    - Ventilation with heat recovery

  • 5 certification criteria

    - Heating demand
    - Cooling demand
    - Overheating frequency
    - Primary energy renewable
    - Airtightness