建设未来:被动式房屋建设

“Passive Building can be thought of as the highest standard of building, not only in terms of energy efficiency but also in terms of quantifiable comfort and quality,Valle解释道. 其核心是, Passive Building aims to optimize every facet of a building's energy efficiency through five specific building-science principles: envelope airtightness, 超保温无桥结构, 优化的窗户, 平衡通风, 最小限度地使用空间调节.

“One of the primary objectives of Passive Building is to create an extremely airtight building,Valle说。. 这 key goal serves to prevent unwanted infiltration of outside air and preserve conditioned air. Passive 首页s are known for their use of Energy Recovery Ventilators, 配有热交换芯, ensuring controlled ventilation while retaining up to an impressive 88% of a building’s energy. 

这 高度绝缘的太阳能宅基地 is so efficient that the client did not have to turn their heat on once during the harsh winter of 2016. It features a series of greenhouses, a workshop, a guest house, and an underground root cellar.

具有气密性标准 比普通建筑紧五倍, 被动式房屋需要精心的设计, 精确结构, 高性能材料. “We recently utilized a technique for identifying very small potential air leaks, which involved putting the structure under negative pressure to create a condition where the entire exterior basically becomes a giant vacuum pulling in outside air,谷地股票. “We then used a fog machine to provide a visual cue to pinpoint any tiny leaks in order to correct them.”