Passive house design : planning and design of energy-efficient buildings / Roberto Gonzalo, Rainer Vallentin
- Author
- Gonzalo, Roberto
- Uniform Title
- Passivhäuser entwerfen. English
- Published
- München : Redaktion Detail, Institut für internationale Architektur-Dokumentation, [2014]
- Copyright Date
- ©2014
- Physical Description
- 151 pages : colour illustrations, color map, plans (some color) ; 31 cm.
- Additional Creators
- Vallentin, Rainer
- Series
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: Principles -- Concept approach: energy efficiency -- Definition of the Passive House standard -- Passive House components -- How does a Passive House work at different times of the year? -- Thermal comfort and wellbeing -- Scope and field of application -- Economy -- Energy-related sustainability and climate protection -- Passive House planning -- Main principles and comparison with other standards -- Passive house criteria -- Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) -- Certified building components -- Certification of Passive House buildings -- Certified Passive House designers -- EnerPHit standard -- Minergie-P standard -- 2000-Watt Society -- SIA D 216 -- Net-zero energy standard -- Design and planning principles -- General design issues -- Passive House design principles -- Principle of thermal envelope and form factor -- Principle of homogeneity -- Solar building design in Passive Houses -- The importance of window placement -- Basic principles of Passive House building services -- Design-based energy balance -- Impact of regional and urban climate -- Coordination of individual aspects -- Residential projects -- Reference buildings - residential -- Urban design -- Impact of energy-related aspects on the urban design -- Design principles of compact and solar building -- Model urban design guidelines -- Reference projects -- Completed Passive House developments -- Non-residential building -- Passive House principles in non-residential buildings -- Energy balance -- Features of different building typologies -- Reference buildings -- non-residential -- Passive House refurbishment -- Conditions for an energy efficiency refurbishment -- Refurbishment standards and strategies -- Energy balance and individual measures -- Outlook -- Reference buildings -- Passive House refurbishments -- Building envelope components -- Significance of the building envelope -- Opaque envelope constructions -- Transparent components -- Other construction elements and special components -- Building methods and construction systems -- Building services -- Ventilation -- Space heating -- Heat supply concepts -- Energy-efficient cooling systems.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9783955532208 (hbk.)
3955532208 (hbk.) - Note
- Translation of "Passivhäuser entwerfen : Planung und Gestaltung hocheffizienter Gebäude."
"Translation: Sharon Heidenreich."--Page 4.
"Edition DETAIL Green Books."--Title page.
"A specialist book from Redaktion DETAIL."--Page 4. - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and subject index.
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