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One of the original Passive Houses at Darmstadt, Germany

The Passive House concept is today's highest energy standard promising to slash the heating energy consumption of buildings by an amazing 90%!

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration illustrate that buildings are responsible for almost half (48%) of all greenhouse gas emissions annually. Seventy-six percent of all electricity generated by US power plants goes to supply the Building Sector (Architecture 2030). This makes the Building Sector the largest contributor to Global Warming pollution.

Passivhaus (Passive House) refers to the rigorous, voluntary, Passive House standard for energy use in buildings. It results in ultra-low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating. A 'Passive Building', and appropriately the standard is not confined only to houses. Several office buildings, schools, kindergartens and a supermarket have also been constructed to the standard. Passive design is not the attachment or supplement of architectural design, but an integrated design process with the architectural design. Although it is mostly applied to new buildings, it has also been used for refurbishments.

The first Passive House buildings were built in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1990, and occupied the following year. In September 1996 the Passivhaus-Institut was founded in Darmstadt to promote and control the standard. Since then, more than 6,000 Passivhaus buildings have been constructed in Europe, most of them in Germany and Austria, with others in various countries world-wide. In North America the first Passivhaus was built in Urbana, Illinois in 2003, and the first to be certified was built at Waldsee, Minnesota, in 2006.

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One of the original Passive Houses at Darmstadt, Germany

Want to learn more about
Passive Houses and other types of Sustainable Houses Go to the links below:

The First Tire Bale House Website

The Second Tire Bale House Website

The Third Tire Bale House Website

Solar Survival Architecture; Earthship® Website

Blue Rock Station

"Earthship" Books

Pleasant Valley Earthship Chronicles

Tire-houses In Germany/Europe