16. Internationale Passivhaustagung

Arbeitsgruppe VII: Costs and cost efficiency

Freitag, 04. Mai 2012

15:45	Jonah Stanford \| Breaking the cost barrier The first generation of Passive Houses in Santa Fe, New Mexico, demonstrates that the PH approach can achieve both affordability and energy-use reduction in the USA. Comparison with regional building costs indicates that both projects were completed for below the cost of code built home.
16:10	Adam J. Cohen \| Realizing full potential in the United States. Commercial Passivhaus construction makes sense (dollars and cents)! Inexpensive energy and lack of political will to address climate change through legislation, forces a non-legislative approach for wide scale Passivhaus adoption in commercial construction. The return on investment model for Passivhaus makes wide scale adoption possible, provided that the correct design parameters and controls are used by the early adopters.
16:35	Ljubomir Miščević \| The first ten realizations of Passive Houses in Croatia - experience in design, construction and financing Some of the first ten presented projects were realized in recession times. It is proved that passive house standard is real option in a private and the State social housing program in Croatia. There is a necessity of further organizing EU programs about energy efficiency, establishing of licensed designing, testing and certification.
17:00	Nick Newmann \| A line by line cost comparison between a Passive House and a house built to comply with current UK building regulations Detailed Cost comparison between a Passivhaus and an equivalent to UK 2010 Building Regulations. Under low interest rate scenario the Passivhaus investment in the study presented a more economically viable solution for a prospective home owner. Future market incentives and implications are explored.
17:25	Jonathan Hines \| Delivering the UK’s first Passivhaus schools at no extra cost An outline of the collaborative approach adopted, and technical solutions developed, to meet the challenges of achieving the UK’s Passivhaus first schools at no extra cost, whilst maintaining a commitment to the highest design quality and creation of inspiring environments for teaching and learning.