{"id":1082,"date":"2020-10-24T10:32:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-24T10:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/?page_id=1082"},"modified":"2020-10-24T10:41:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T10:41:10","slug":"house25","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marshallbrain.com\/house25","title":{"rendered":"A different way to build a house #25 – The Passive House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New “passive houses” use about “one-twentieth the heating energy” the energy of traditional houses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in \u2018Passive Houses\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concept of the passive house, pioneered in this city of 140,000 outside Frankfurt, approaches the challenge from a different angle. Using ultrathick insulation and complex doors and windows, the architect engineers a home encased in an airtight shell, so that barely any heat escapes and barely any cold seeps in. That means a passive house can be warmed not only by the sun, but also by the heat from appliances and even from occupants\u2019 bodies. And in Germany, passive houses cost only about 5 to 7 percent more to build than conventional houses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a look at passive houses in the United States:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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