Passive House – a solid foundation for the energy revolutionAll too often, discussions about energy run more along the lines of "nuclear or coal", thus bypassing potential sustainable solutions. The approach to today's energy questions must instead focus "energy efficiency and renewables". For such solutions, Passive House stands as the exemplary guiding concept. Forty percent of Europe's energy consumption stems from building use, by far the largest percentage coming from any one sector, and it is typically the heating that hits this consumption hardest. In this light, Passive House presents a reliable, sustainable solution. Passive House buildings use 90% less energy for heating than current building stock (at 165 kWh/(m²a)), meaning that the minimal remaining energy demand can be covered economically by a wide variety of stable and sustainable solutions: pellet heating and heat pumps that run on electricity from renewables are only two proven examples. Renewables, however, are often characterised by low energy densities and thus require space, itself often precious and limited. A sustainable concept must have a strong basis: energy must be used efficiently in accordance with the latest state of knowledge. This is already economically attractive – even today, Passive House can compete with current fossil fuels market prices, an important theme for the 17th International Passive House Conference. The amount of renewable energy needed by Passive Houses is available, sustainably, from local sources. Passive House is unique in that the "efficiency energy" it uses can be obtained everywhere. A bit of intelligence in terms of design and common sense in terms of investment is of course necessary. The need for improved products creates jobs regionally – this has been shown time and again wherever Passive House has been introduced. This both regional and economic aspect is integral to the Passive House strategy – an approach that makes the energy revolution both possible and socially sustainable. Dr. Wolfgang Feist, University of Innsbruck and Passive House Institute The deadline for abstract submission is 15 October 2012 2013 Conference themesFriday, 19 April 2013Session I: Passive House Capital Frankfurt Saturday, 20 April 2013Session IX: Planning and implementationSession X: Sustainable solutions for multistory apartment complexes Session XI: Hot and Humid Climates Session XII: Residential and non-residential Passive House buildings Session XIII: Success in non-residential construction Session XIV: Sustainability Session XV: Retrofit: Validation of the Potential Session XVI: Implementing Passive House Standard Please register here to participate Conference scientific advisory board:Sabine Djahanschah, Osnabrück (Germany) 2013 Conference schedule:
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