Sustainable Homes Scotland
Advantages of a P.H.
What are the advatages of a Passive House?
- By drastically reducing the need for conventional heating (oil, gas, wood or electric), the direct use of fossil energy sources or the indirect use of these through the electricity supply chain is reduced as drastically and by this the CO2 emissions.
- Cutting your energy consumption to a fraction of conventional homes also cuts your energy bill drastically.
- Apart from the ecological and economical considerations, the room climate in Passive Houses is phantastic. By means of the mechanical ventilation, your home will constantly be supplied with fresh air and this without draft. Certainly you can still open your windows, whenever you like.
- With hotter temperatures in summer, the ventilation acts as a natural air-conditioning; together with the good insulation, the house will maintain a nice cool room climate.
- Through the constant ventilation, no dampness and mould can arise within the home. This has been the experience with all the thousands of Passive Houses, which exist already for many years.
- With the mechanical ventilation comes the possibility to filter the air against pollen, dust and pollution. Reduced settlement of dust in the home is certainly a welcome by-product.
- The temperature within the home is spreading evenly. Designed for the extreme temperatures of the alpine region and Scandinavia, you won’t feel the bad weather inside your home.
- With well insulating windows, larger window sections can be planned in, which brightens up the house. Rooms for children and lounge rooms will experience a stunning lightness and a closeness to the nature outside.
- There is no need for radiators, which opens new possibilities for the design and furnishing of your home.
- Passive Houses are usually certified by either the Passivhaus Institute in Germany or by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) in Britain according to very high standards. This means, that the choice of quality products and the actual performance of the house is officially secured.