The presentation by Richard Tibenham - Gladwoodwill cover:
- Brief introduction to Gladwood Design Ltd.
- Brief description of Passivhaus; examples of existing Passivhaus buildings in the UK.
- Why Passivhaus?
o Discussion of how Passivhaus differs from other approaches and the benefits available.
o Discussion of lessons learnt from historical ‘low-energy’ designs.
- What is Passivhaus? A discussion of the fundamental element that create a Passivhaus, including:
o Insulation requirements
o Thermal bridge free design
o Air tightness
o Form
o Solar gains
o MVHR
o Economics
o Examples of projects in practice
- Environmental comfort; Discussion of the environmental comfort aspects of Passivhaus, including thermal comfort, surface temperatures, radiant heat, air stratification.
