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Passive House Criteria

February 20th, 2009 by Seldom

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:

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