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passive house

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ID 737205 Last modified 01.10.2018
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Domain architecture & buildingenergy policy - energy market
passiivmaja
passive house
Passive House
  • maja, mille energiavajadus on viidud miinimumi looduslike kütte-, valgustus- ning jahutusvõimaluste abil, energiasäästlik maja
  • building that does not rely on the installation of active mechanical heating, cooling or ventilation systems to ensure a comfortable, healthy indoor environment
  • a house built in accordance with the Passivhaus energy efficiency standard
Good to know
  • The passive house standard was defined in 1988, and the first passive house was built in Darmstadt in Germany in 1990.
passiivmaja
Usage examples
  • Passiivmaja kasutab ära asukoha looduslikke kütte-, jahutus- ja valgustusvõimalusi, nii et ehitise energiavajadus on viidud miinimumini, mikrokliima on tervislik ning vajadus kunstliku valgustuse, ventilatsiooni, kütte ning jahutuse järele minimaalne, ilma selleks päikesepatareisid ja tavapärast soojuse akumulatsiooni süsteemi kasutamata.
passiivhoone
passive house
Usage examples
  • Passive houses, for instance, are houses which use no more than 15 kWh/m2 per year (winter-summer) for basic consumption: cooling, heating.
Passive House
Usage examples
  • All airtight buildings (any low-energy building needs to be airtight), except those in so called “lucky climates”, require the use of an efficient ventilation system. In Passive Houses this system can also be used for heating purposes, without the need for additional ducts, major technical interfaces, auxiliary fans etc.
Good to know
  • often with capital initials
maison passive
Passivhaus
passiivitalo

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