> From the article's description, apparently "Passive House" means "no cooling whatsoever", which explains why it's not common in the US. That's not what Passi

> From the article's description, apparently "Passive House" means "no cooling whatsoever", which explains why it's not common in the US. That's not what Passivhaus is. A cooling requirement, like a heating requirement, is dependent on the performance of the house. Part of Passivhaus is the 'fabric first' approach which delivers performance which massively lowers this requirement, in some cases eliminating it. As already posted, ventilation solves the IAQ problem.