Certification Requirements:
- Max space heating and cooling energy < 1.4 kWh/sf/year (4777 btu/sf/year)
- Max primary energy usage < 18.6 kWh/sf/year (63,500 btu/sf/year)
- Air tightness < 0.6 air changes per hour @ 50 Pa
The energy calculation uses these values:
- Indoor temperature: 68 deg F
- Internal heat gains (from lights, people, cooking, etc.): 0.7 Btu/hr/sf
- Occupancy: 377 sf/person (other values between 215 and 538 sf/person may be used with an explanation)
- Domestic hot water use: 6.6 gal/person/day
- Domestic hot water temperature: 140 deg F (120 is standard in the US)
- Domesitic cold water temperature: 50 deg F
- Average air flow rate: 12-18 CFM/person
Passivhaus certified windows must meet these standards:
- U value < 0.14 (R-7)
- SHGC > 0.5
This presentation is a good overview:



