Sentence examples for passive housing from inspiring English sources

One of the first myths to debunk about Passive Housing is that of cost.

This model is therefore considered useful in helping architects to design solar passive housing.

However, even the 15-50 kWh/m2/year required for passive housing is higher than not turning on the heating at all.

For instance, the cost of the triple-pane windows used in passive housing has fallen by as much as 30 percent in the last two years, he said.

The benefits of Passive Housing have "been proven in over 30,000 projects in Europe," says Thomas Froelich, who set up The Passive House Centre in Scotland in 2009 as a way of supporting architects and builders in the execution of Passive Housing; educating the general public and housing associations; and certifying that houses conform to the Passive House criteria.

The 75-strong community live in ultra efficient passive housing and they share a major hydro project with the local village of Halton that will generate enough electricity to power 300 homes and the income to fund numerous community projects.

Constructing a passive house in the United States can add as much as 6 percent to the total cost, but that number is coming down as more passive-housing products are being imported, Mr. Levenson said.

The very idea of a passive house is counterintuitive.

But now he plans to build passive houses to sell.

"A passive house is all about creating an equilibrium".

But in the end, their passive house met their needs.