Gernot Vallentin | Holistically sustainable building concepts - a plus for the Passive House

Holistic sustainability schemes are part of the contemporary design process. The three labels, Passive House ECO, Passive House PLUS and Passive House ECOPLUS can extend the Passive House Standard to include sustainability criteria. Current projects present examples of these labels in practice.

Benjamin Krick | Nearly Zero Energy Building? The Passive House provides an answer

Trends in energy-efficient building in Germany are discussed against the backdrop of past, present, and future legal requirements. Ways of assessing highly efficient buildings are then discussed, light is shed on the targets and intentions of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), definitions are proposed, and the findings are visualized based on a reference building. In conclusion, Passive House is a solution for implementing the EPBD.

Rainer Vallentin | Energy transition and energy sustainability: what the Passive House concept can do up to 2060

Passive House fulfills energy sustainability requirements to a large extent. The continued development of the Passive House concept should focus especially on supply concepts and their assessment. Passive House buildings heated with fossil fuels are only acceptable as a transitional measure.