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They have heat recovery ventilation systems which bring in fresh air and send out stale air, capturing the heat in the process. But yeah, I am not sure what hap
by voisin 2y ago
They have heat recovery ventilation systems which bring in fresh air and send out stale air, capturing the heat in the process. But yeah, I am not sure what happens to air quality if the power goes out - I suppose you have to crack a window.
- userbinator 2y agoBut yeah, I am not sure what happens to air quality if the power goes out - I suppose you have to crack a window. So much for being "passive" then...
- adrianN 2y ago"Passive House" is a well defined term. It's a house that gets almost all of its heating from "passive" sources like insolation, or the appliances that run in the house.
- BizarroLand 2y agoI'm going to err on the side of caution and say that they were making a joke, as if the task of "occasionally opening a window" was enough to invalidate the entire concept of passivity from a passive house.
- userbinator 2y agoI was more referring to the fact that a "passive" house seems to actively require power to remain inhabitable.
- Matthias247 2y agoThey still have windows that you can open