H. Malzer, D. Edwards | designPH – 3D Passive House design tool
The present generation of planners is very familiar with 3D design tools, but unfortunately the issue of energy efficiency plays a minor role in the initial design process and is often taken into consideration too late. This leads to suboptimal details and complex solutions with high end-costs. In order efficiently plan Passive Houses, the PHPP was developed as a detailed high quality tool for thermal calculations. The input of the building’s geometrical data, such as surfaces, windows and shading elements, is often challenging and can lead to errors. Therefore, a visual feedback makes the tool more user-friendly and facilitates the control of mistakes. designPH, combines the well-known 3D designing tool SketchUp and the high quality calculation of PHPP. Thus, the issue of energy efficiency comes to the fore, right in the designing stage.
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