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.
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