Passive House Design book explains design strategies for better Passivhaus
“Passive House Design”, edited by Roberto Gonzalo and Rainer Vallentin, gives readers confidence in dealing with the Passivhaus Standard from the very first design draft.
It shows how much scope for design there is in passive houses and explains design strategies that lead to better Passivhaus buildings. Detailed documentations of both residential and non-residential buildings illustrate how design, construction and building technology combine in passive houses. Chapters on building physics, building services engineering and energy balancing provide the required detailed knowledge for being able to implement your own Passivhaus projects.
Highlights include:
- Project planning and energy balancing of Passivhaus
- Design strategies and construction methods
- Renovations using passive house components
- Home automation for passive houses
- Detailed documentation of 14 constructed examples
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4th August 2014
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