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'Passive Boxes' - they work!
As the architect of the first certified passive house standard building in North America, the `Waldsee BioHaus', I would like to add: they work!
Here is why. I just got the total 2008 energy use information for this 5,000 square feet building = 13,000kWh (or $1,100). This includes all the energy used for this school building/dormitory by up to 30 people. About 5,500 kWh (or $500) of this is used for heating in the icebox (over 10,000 heating degree days) of the lower 48 with winter temperature not moving above 0°F.
By the way - this building are also define a new level of comfort; cozy warm, fresh air and healthy environment - less is more to the point.
On While we obsess about 'clean' coal and bail out the mortgage industry, Germans build passively posted 11 months ago 12 Responses