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Where? this wouldn't work here in Sweden for example, but around the Mediterranean it is somewhat doable in some areas.
by 2rsf 4y ago
Where? this wouldn't work here in Sweden for example, but around the Mediterranean it is somewhat doable in some areas.
- Someone 4y agohttps://www.passivehouse-international.org/index.php?page_id=255 https://www.passivehouse-international.org/index.php?page_id...: The Swedish Passive House Association IG Passivhus Sverige is a national network of Passive House stakeholders working to safeguard the international Passive House Standard as well as the quality for which it stands https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sweden-passive-housing-co2-reduction-targets https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sweden-pass... (2014): “According to Johansson, even though the city has endured three extremely cold winters since the buildings went up, the apartments have not been cold, noting that "there's actually a bigger risk that they get too hot in the summer". The city does, however, provide each apartment with a battery that can be used to generate a small amount of heat, primarily when residents are away.”
- 2rsf 4y agoThe second article doesn't mention no heating at all, from the little I know some heating is necessary. > Each of the Växjö highrises also has a ventilator in the attic that transports the human-generated heat back into the apartments Heat recovery systems are very popular even in non-passive houses, combined with Ground source heat pumps and decent isolation you get excellent results and low costs for heating and as the article says the bigger problem is cooling in the summer as many houses are built facing sun-wards to catch more heat in the winter.