What is a Passive House?
What is a
Passive House?
What is a Passive House?
A Passive House, also known as a Passivhaus, is a highly energy-efficient building standard. It aims to create comfortable, eco-friendly homes with minimal energy use. Typically, a Passive House reduces heating and cooling energy needs by up to 90%, saving homeowners thousands of dollars yearly. Plus, it provides a healthier living space for your family. These homes also have a smaller carbon footprint, helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions and supporting a more sustainable future.
A Passive House, also known as a Passivhaus, is a highly energy-efficient building standard. It aims to create comfortable, eco-friendly homes with minimal energy use. Typically, a Passive House reduces heating and cooling energy needs by up to 90%, saving homeowners thousands of dollars yearly. Plus, it provides a healthier living space for your family. These homes also have a smaller carbon footprint, helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions and supporting a more sustainable future.
A Passive House, also known as a Passivhaus, is a highly energy-efficient building standard. It aims to create comfortable, eco-friendly homes with minimal energy use. Typically, a Passive House reduces heating and cooling energy needs by up to 90%, saving homeowners thousands of dollars yearly. Plus, it provides a healthier living space for your family. These homes also have a smaller carbon footprint, helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions and supporting a more sustainable future.
Why build a Passive House?
Why build a
Passive House?
Why build a Passive House?
BETTER FOR YOUR HEALTH
BETTER FOR YOUR HEALTH
BETTER FOR YOUR HEALTH
Airtight + filtered clean air
Better for people with allergies and asthma
Prevents mould
Airtight + filtered clean air
Better for people with allergies and asthma
Prevents mould
Airtight + filtered clean air
Better for people with allergies and asthma
Prevents mould
BETTER FOR YOUR WALLET
BETTER FOR YOUR WALLET
BETTER FOR YOUR WALLET
All electric
Specially insulated to maintain temperature
Reduced heating and power bills
All electric
Specially insulated to maintain temperature
Reduced heating and power bills
All electric
Specially insulated to maintain temperature
Reduced heating and power bills
BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Energy efficient
Smaller carbon footprint
No gas = Reduced emissions
Energy efficient
Smaller carbon footprint
No gas = Reduced emissions
Energy efficient
Smaller carbon footprint
No gas = Reduced emissions
High Performance & Passive House
Building Standards
High Performance
& Passive House Building Standards
High Performance & Passive House
Building Standards
We understand that not every client can meet the stringent criteria of a Passive House. Challenges such as heritage preservation, budget limitations, or house orientation can arise. However, these challenges should not prevent you and your family from enjoying the benefits of an energy-efficient, healthy home.
Our approach to high-performance building and retrofitting closely aligns with Passive House principles, even if it doesn't reach the same exacting standards. This approach empowers us to prioritise energy efficiency, sustainability, comfort, and the creation of a healthy living environment while accommodating the constraints that may exist.
Additionally, we incorporate advanced modelling into our projects to ensure your home performs optimally, eliminating concerns about condensation and mould. This modelling is an integral part of our building design process, offering peace of mind that your dream of an improved home is entirely achievable.
We understand that not every client can meet the stringent criteria of a Passive House. Challenges such as heritage preservation, budget limitations, or house orientation can arise. However, these challenges should not prevent you and your family from enjoying the benefits of an energy-efficient, healthy home.
Our approach to high-performance building and retrofitting closely aligns with Passive House principles, even if it doesn't reach the same exacting standards. This approach empowers us to prioritise energy efficiency, sustainability, comfort, and the creation of a healthy living environment while accommodating the constraints that may exist.
Additionally, we incorporate advanced modelling into our projects to ensure your home performs optimally, eliminating concerns about condensation and mould. This modelling is an integral part of our building design process, offering peace of mind that your dream of an improved home is entirely achievable.
We understand that not every client can meet the stringent criteria of a Passive House. Challenges such as heritage preservation, budget limitations, or house orientation can arise. However, these challenges should not prevent you and your family from enjoying the benefits of an energy-efficient, healthy home.
Our approach to high-performance building and retrofitting closely aligns with Passive House principles, even if it doesn't reach the same exacting standards. This approach empowers us to prioritise energy efficiency, sustainability, comfort, and the creation of a healthy living environment while accommodating the constraints that may exist.
Additionally, we incorporate advanced modelling into our projects to ensure your home performs optimally, eliminating concerns about condensation and mould. This modelling is an integral part of our building design process, offering peace of mind that your dream of an improved home is entirely achievable.
Airtightness
Airtightness
Airtightness
By creating a building envelope that has little to no air leakage, this ensures quality ventilation and insulation. It also helps prevent drafts and heat loss.
By creating a building envelope that has little to no air leakage, this ensures quality ventilation and insulation. It also helps prevent drafts and heat loss.
By creating a building envelope that has little to no air leakage, this ensures quality ventilation and insulation. It also helps prevent drafts and heat loss.
Thermal Insulation
Thermal Insulation
Thermal Insulation
Exceptional insulation minimises heat loss, maintaining a comfortable indoor temperature without relying on traditional systems.
Exceptional insulation minimises heat loss, maintaining a comfortable indoor temperature without relying on traditional systems.
Exceptional insulation minimises heat loss, maintaining a comfortable indoor temperature without relying on traditional systems.
Mechanical ventilation
Mechanical ventilation
Mechanical ventilation
Ensures fresh air circulation and efficient heat recovery, maintaining indoor air quality and comfort while minimising energy usage.
Ensures fresh air circulation and efficient heat recovery, maintaining indoor air quality and comfort while minimising energy usage.
Ensures fresh air circulation and efficient heat recovery, maintaining indoor air quality and comfort while minimising energy usage.
High-Performance Windows
High-Performance Windows
High-Performance Windows
Have advanced insulation and sealing, reducing heat loss and noise while maximising natural light and energy efficiency.
Have advanced insulation and sealing, reducing heat loss and noise while maximising natural light and energy efficiency.
Have advanced insulation and sealing, reducing heat loss and noise while maximising natural light and energy efficiency.
Thermal Bridging
Thermal Bridging
Thermal Bridging
Eliminating thermal bridges prevents heat loss through structural elements, further improving energy efficiency.
Eliminating thermal bridges prevents heat loss through structural elements, further improving energy efficiency.
Eliminating thermal bridges prevents heat loss through structural elements, further improving energy efficiency.
Tested
Tested
Tested
Use of modelling programs, blower door testing and thermal imaging to ensure your home meets high performance standards.
Use of modelling programs, blower door testing and thermal imaging to ensure your home meets high performance standards.
Use of modelling programs, blower door testing and thermal imaging to ensure your home meets high performance standards.
Moisture Management
Moisture Management
Moisture Management
Prevents water intrusion, condensation and humidity thereby keeping your home dry, safe and comfortable.
Prevents water intrusion, condensation and humidity thereby keeping your home dry, safe and comfortable.
Prevents water intrusion, condensation and humidity thereby keeping your home dry, safe and comfortable.
Electric
Electric
Electric
Our builds are fully electric making home more energy efficient, reducing emissions and lowering operational costs.
Our builds are fully electric making home more energy efficient, reducing emissions and lowering operational costs.
Our builds are fully electric making home more energy efficient, reducing emissions and lowering operational costs.