An introduction to Passive House. ([2019?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Justin Bere.
• Authors: Bere, Justin
• Contents: What is Passive House?: -- Introduction -- The origins of Passive House -- how and why it began -- Dr. Wolfgang Feist -- "the father of Passive House" -- The pilot Passive House -- Testing the concept at scale -- the CEPHEUS project -- The impact of building users on design energy targets -- The economic foundations of Passive House -- The Passive House solution -- Key elements of the Passive House standard -- Why Passive House?: -- The renewable-energy revolution -- Capital and whole-life costs -- Localised Passive House construction by Thomas Stoney Bryans -- The nirvana of Zero-Zero -- energy efficiency and low embodied energy by Gareth Roberts -- Performance data and user feedback -- comfot, health and energy efficiency by Sarah Lewis -- Air quality and health -- The importance of skills -- Case Studies: -- Introduction -- Riedberg School -- Liebefeld House -- Ludesch Community Centre -- Kamakura House -- Liebig Gym -- Ranulf Road House -- Bushbury Hill Primary School -- St. Gerold Community Centre -- Langenpreising Kindergarten -- Gasser Bau Offices -- Molkereistrasse Residence -- Hudson House -- Salzburg University -- Villa Langenkamp -- Mayville Community Centre -- Conclusions -- Further Information.
• Publisher Details: London : RIBA Publishing
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, plans
• Subjects: 728.0; Ecological houses -- Design and construction; Architecture, Domestic -- Environmental aspects; Architecture and energy conservation; Architecture and energy conservation; Architecture, Domestic -- Environmental aspects; Architecture and Planning; ARCHITECTURE / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000708073; 1000708071
• Related ISBNs: 9781859464939
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.