The Passive House standard
The core focus of the Passive House Standard is comfort.
The dramatic reductions in energy consumption (and consequently CO2 emissions) are essentially a side benefit of focusing on the health and wellbeing of the people using buildings.
By adopting a fabric-first approach during design, comfort is easily achieved and space heating and cooling demands drop to negligible levels.
The Passive House standard is 3 decades old and is subject to continual improvements through research on completed projects. No other approach to delivering high performance architecture has such a strong evidential basis.
Further reading
— Passive House institute of New Zealand
— The Passivhaus institute international
— Passive House: Homes Where People Thrive
An accessible guide for people planning to build a new home – learn all about the health, comfort and quality benefits of a Passive House. This concise guide also has the details of what sets Passive House apart, the stages of a Passive House project and much more.
— Passive House: Homes Where People Thrive (Low Res)
Low-res version of the above guide in case you want to email it.
