Passive house
A well insulated house, that’s air tight.
It’s recommended to have a MVHR
passive house vs passive solar
Overheating¶
Keep heat out, instead of cooling down your house.
external shades for any room with direct sunlight.
- Use passive cooling to manage heat.
- Insulate hot water pipes to prevent heat loss.
- prevent heating sources in the house
If needed, use a small cooling unit in summer.
In summer when there is lots of sun, you can use the solar to power the AC
21C has a lot of passive house articles
blog
free passive house magazines
Backlinks¶
- mini split
- this article talks about using minisplits in a passive house for heating.
- retrofit hot water heating