WHY PASSIVHAUS IS AN IDEAL WAY TO BUILD AND LIVE

Do you find your house very cold in the winter but when you crank up the heating it becomes stuffy?
Do you then open a window and release all that expensively warmed air?
Do you find that certain areas are too cold, so you don’t use them?
Do you find the floor uncomfortably cold so have to wear thick socks or invest in expensive underfloor heating?
Do you find the summer months uncomfortably hot and find it difficult to sleep?

These issues go away in a Passivhaus – creating a comfortable space all year round. And being comfortable doesn’t mean it has to be expensive and unsustainable (i.e., heating and air conditioning) with Passivhaus this disappears as the building itself does this for you.

So, what is Passivhaus and why do we think it is so good? Passivhaus is a German design and construction approach for any building, which is the gold standard in sustainable design. The system has five principles, which when used holistically create a building which is in low in energy use and comfortable to occupy. The system has the biggest benefit when all principles are adopted as they work in synergy, although great benefits can be had by using some of the principles.

It feels good to have low energy bills and know that you are consuming very little energy, but there are also enormous health and wellbeing benefits – these benefits are what make Passivhaus worth the extra upfront costs.