Passive House Solutions by Intelligent Energy Europe

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Foreword

It is generally recognized that, within the housing sector in Europe, many building activities can be expected over the coming decades. The old building stock will need to be refurbished or, in many cases, even demolished and new buildings erected. The existing housing stock is responsible for a large share of our total energy consumption, and therefore many energy savings can be accomplished in these upcoming reconstruction activities. As previous demonstration projects (such as CEPHEUS) have demonstrated, the reduction of nonrenewable energy demand by a factor 4 (compared to contemporary national standards) is not only possible but also realistic. The Passive House concept is a sound and relatively lowcost method to achieve these energy savings. To spread this knowledge throughout the professional building community, beyond the select group of specialists, PEP has set out to spread the experience gained throughout Europe on the Passive House concept.

The goal of this project is to disseminate the experiences with the Passive House concept that is gained internationally. The PEP project aims to provide guidance to all those involved in the building process.

The dissemination activities concentrate on:

Documentation of specific practical solutions for Passive Houses in different regions and climates
Preparing an information package (on CD-ROM) with practical information such as building product information, design guides, research results, calculation methods and quality assurance activities
Documentation of the energy saving potential of the Passive House concept throughout Europe
Preparing an (inter)national certification scheme for Passive House certification in relation to national Energy Performance certification schemes and the European Performance Building Directive (EPDB)
Organisation of national and international workshops / conferences

This publication describes the specific practical solutions for Passive Houses in different regions and climates. The PEP-project team hopes you will find answers and inspiration to apply Passive House technologies in your project.

The PEP-project team