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Passivhaus is a building standard that was developed in Germany in the early 1990s. Buildings meeting this standard are carefully designed and insulated so as to dramatically reduce requirements for conventional sources of warmth. | Passivhaus is a building standard that was developed in Germany in the early 1990s. Buildings meeting this standard are carefully designed and insulated so as to dramatically reduce requirements for conventional sources of warmth. | ||
The 40,000 of these buildings that exist around the world, are mostly in German-speaking countries and Scandinavia. However, numbers are have increased in the UK from just one in Wales in 2008 to more than 100 in 2012. | The 40,000 of these buildings that exist around the world, are mostly in German-speaking countries and Scandinavia. However, numbers are have increased in the UK from just one in Wales in 2008 to more than 100 in 2012. | ||
In the UK the Passivhaus Trust | |||
In the UK the Passivhaus Trust is an independent, non-profit organisation that provides leadership for the adoption of the Passivhaus standard and methodology. | |||
http://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/ | |||
[[Category: Legal & Regulatory]] | [[Category: Legal & Regulatory]] | ||
Revision as of 20:23, 11 February 2013
Passivhaus is a building standard that was developed in Germany in the early 1990s. Buildings meeting this standard are carefully designed and insulated so as to dramatically reduce requirements for conventional sources of warmth. The 40,000 of these buildings that exist around the world, are mostly in German-speaking countries and Scandinavia. However, numbers are have increased in the UK from just one in Wales in 2008 to more than 100 in 2012.
In the UK the Passivhaus Trust is an independent, non-profit organisation that provides leadership for the adoption of the Passivhaus standard and methodology.