18th International Passive House Conference 2013

Session XII: Passive House regions

Saturday, 26 April 2014

10:30	U. Scherer, M. Wohlfahrt \| Promoting efficient building: The PassREg principle in the Hanover Region proKlima initiiert über Förderung Passivhaus-Pilotprojekte. Die Erkenntnisse daraus wer-den mit der Klimaschutzagentur in der Region Hannover verbreitet, um Nachahmer zu ge-nerieren. Priorität liegt auf der Vernetzung und Wissenstransfer. Der Beitrag gibt einen kurzen Einblick in die gemeinsame Arbeit.
10:55	Paola Leardini \| How do Passive Houses perform in New Zealand? From simulation to facts Monitoring the first two certified PHs in New Zealand has allowed verifying their overall performance and the associated energy savings, validating the PHPP as a suitable design tool for this country. New materials, construction methods and skilled labour opened the market to a new affordable, yet highly performing, housing model.
11:20	Mark Siddall \| Occupant satisfaction in UK Passivhaus dwellings Within the UK there has been scepticism about whether Passivhaus buildings can offer high standards of comfort and occupant satisfaction. This paper examines the results from a survey has been undertaken in order to develop a better understanding as to whether or not this scepticism is warranted.
11:45	Ruut Peuhkuri \| Indoor environment in 126 Danish Passive House apartments heated by ventilation air The indoor climate of 126 social housing apartments in 9 identical blocks in Køge, Denmark was studied with field measurements and questionnaires. The buildings are certified as Passive Houses and the apartments have supply air heating system with individual control in every room and adjustable external shading in most East and West facing windows.
12:10	Ljubomir Miščević \| The first twenty Passive Houses in Croatia The study analyzes experiences gained in more than 15 European regions involved in the PassREg project, which all “aspire” to become leaders in PH concept implementation. It elaborates on the relations between regional policies in support of PH, accessible incentives and professional capacity building.
12:35	Clarence Rose, Dragomir Tzanev \| Set of Solutions & lessons from the new Passive House regions No need to reinvent the wheel – or Passive House solutions. That is the guiding principle of this database for the regional implementation of Passive House with renewable energy, which encourages users to share solutions and helps overcome difficulties of the energy transition throughout Europe. Poster contribution: 1) Pietrobon \| Mediterranean Passive House solutions towards nearly zero energy buildings in italian regions