Passivhaus: Sacrificing Natural Materials for Energy Efficiency? This presentation was given at a Passivhaus Excellence breakfast seminar in Leeds for Constructing Excellence Yorkshire & Humber.

1. PASSIVHAUS!
Sacrificing Natural Materials for Energy Efficiency?
CE Yorkshire & Humber, Passivhaus Excellence Breakfast, 25 June 2014

2. Be Social
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3. Elrond Burrell
Associate, Architype Ltd
elrond.burrell@architype.co.uk

4. We design
Life Enhancing!
Genuinely Sustainable Architecture

7. Climate Change
Image: www.scotland.gov.uk

8. Reducing CO2 Emissions
Energy Efficiency + Renewable Energy

9. EU EPB Directive 2010
Maintain the global temp rise below 2°C
Buildings account for 40% consumption
“near zero energy” buildings required
– all public buildings by 2018
– all buildings by 2020

10. What is Passivhaus?
“…the world’s leading standard in energy
efficient design”
Rigorous performance standard
Optimal comfort (ISO 7730)
Minimal energy
Quality assurance

11. Achieving Passivhaus?
Meet performance benchmarks
Model the design in PHPP
Undergo rigorous certification process

12. Love Passivhaus!
Reduce energy by design, no offsetting
Rigorous integrated design approach
Evidence + Physics based
Drives simplicity
Clients + Users love it!

13. Natural Materials?
Healthy
Bio-renewable
Low embodied energy + carbon

14. Embodied Carbon

15. PH + Natural Materials?
Image: www.passivehouse.ca

18. Structure + Shell

22. Image: blog.abemiddleton.com

24. External Finishes

30. Internal Finishes + Fittings

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