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Bere, Justin

Introduction to passive house / Justin Bere - London : RIBA Publishing, 2013. - 120 p. : col. ill.

Contents: What is Passive House?: Introduction --
The origins of Passive House -how and why it began --
Dr. Wolfgang Feist -- "the father of Passive House" --
The pilot Passive House --
Testing the concept at scale - the CEPHEUS project --
The impact of building users on design energy targets --
The economic foundations of Passive House --
The Passive House solution --
Key elements of the Passive House standard --
Why Passive House?: --
The renewable-energy revolution --
Capital and whole-life costs --
Localised Passive House construction /Thomas Stoney Bryans --
The nirvana of Zero-Zero- energy efficiency and low embodied energy / Gareth Roberts --
Performance data and user feedback - comfort, health and energy efficiency / Sarah Lewis --
Air quality and health --
The importance of skills --
Case Studies- Introduction --
Riedberg School --
Liebefeld House --
Ludesch Community Centre --
Kamakura House --
Liebig Gym --
Ranulf Road House --
Bushbury Hill Primary School --
St. Gerold Community Centre --
Langenpreising Kindergarten --
Gasser Bau Offices --
Molkereistrasse Residence --
Hudson House --
Salzburg University --
Villa Langenkamp --
Mayville Community Centre.

ISBN: 9781859464939

Subjects--Topical Terms:
AR
Architecture--Domestic--Environmental aspects
Ecological houses --Design and construction

Dewey Class. No.: 728 / BER-I