Passivhaus Institut

Certification of Buildings

Passive House buildings maintain pleasant indoor temperatures year round with extremely low energy demands. Such buildings require careful design, thorough planning and meticulous execution. The certification of a Passive House through the Passive House Institute or any of its accredited Building Certifiers offers enhanced quality assurance. The vast experience of these certifiers benefts designers throughout the planning process whereas the certification itself provides evidence of the building's quality.

New builds

Certification of residential Buildings
Criteria for certification of Passive Houses for residential use ( pdf 273 KB)

Certification of non-residential Buildings
Criteria for certification of Passive Houses for non-residential use ( pdf 961 KB)

Retrofits

EnerPHit - quality approved retrofits with Passive House components
Certification criteria (residential and non-residential buildings) ( pdf 694 KB)

Soft cirtieria

Overview of soft criteria for Passive House Buildings

Certified Passive House Buildings on record with the Passive House Institute (as of Mar 2013)Click here to open a larger version of this map with country by country breakdowns.

The Passive House Institute offers

Consultation throughout the planning and constrcution phases
Certification of Passive House buildings and EnerPHit retrofits with Passive House components

In select cases, the Passive House Institute itself conducts certifications of Passive House buildings and EnerPHit retrofits. The focus in such cases lies on special as well as new building uses as well as on projects in new or extreme climate zones. For more information, please contact us at building.certification[at]passiv.de.

Plaques for Certified Passive House Buildings

Owners of Certified Passive House Buildings can order a Passive House wall plaque. Such plaques can be ordered from the PHI accredited building certifier responsible for the building's certification. Read more

Built Passive Houses

A database of built Passive Houses can be found on the Passive House Database at www.passivehouse-database.de.