The International Passivhaus Association provides an excellent online resource in English and German on Passive House themes. The content ranges from simple articles of a non-technical nature to highly technical documents for professionals in the construction industry.
See www.passipedia.de for further information.
The following provides a link to a recent article published by iPHM and written and edited by Tam Berkovitz.
Worth Looking at What is a Passive House?
Terry Haigh – Passivhaus Design Solutions Ltd
PDS are proud to launch their new look website which now offers the latest news from the industry and views from our team.
There has been some recent debate pitting one against the other as standards to be adopted in the UK. PDS is firmly committed to the Passivhaus standards and principals, but there is room for both in our move towards the low energy and sustainable home.
The Code of Sustainable Homes has many good requirements, but it is not an assessment tool that fully evaluates the impact resulting form the lower and lower energy demands that will come with higher reduction targets. The SAP tool to assess energy is not based on design principals that consider fully the impact on building fabric and materials as we increase thermal efficiency and air tightness.