rance of the Passivhaus Standard certification process follow this link.
The quality assurance of the Passivhaus Standard certification process ensures the standard delivers what it promises.
What is the Passivhaus Standard?
There are many things that the Passivhaus Standard is not. What the Passivhaus Standard is, is the benchmark for exemplary comfort, radical energy efficiency and reliable quality assurance. And it needs all three aspects. Energy efficiency is meaningless if you house isn’t comfortable and pleasant to live in. And a standard is meaningless if it doesn’t deliver what it promises.
The Passivhaus Standard reliably ensures houses (and other buildings) provide exemplary comfort and radical energy efficiency. A house that is certified to the Passivhaus Standard will keep you comfortable and pleasant all year round with hardly any energy bills to pay!
The Passivhaus Standard is mostly a voluntary standard, however, a growing number of regions in Europe are requiring that all new buildings (and sometimes significant renovations also) meet the Passivhaus Standard. Other regions around the world are also encouraging new buildings to meet the standard as part of their climate change policy. Further details can be found on the Passive House legislation page on the International Passive House Association website.
The Passivhaus Standard: the benchmark for what we should expect from a comfortable, energy efficient, quality home.
Here is the `author presenting a 2-minute overview of the Passivhaus Standard.
About the author:
Elrond Burrell is an Architect, Writer & Speaker with over 15 years experience in designing and delivering excellent buildings. His areas of expertise are Sustainable Design, Passivhaus, Timber construction, and Building Information Modeling (BIM). He is a passionate advocate of these subjects and loves writing and speaking about them, as he often does in the UK and around the world. You can connect with Elrond via his website.
Elrond Burrell is an Associate at Architype Ltd, however, this article is written in a personal capacity and represents his personal opinions, not those of his employer.