Considerations concerning the feasibility of the German Passivhaus concept in Southern Hemisphere

The first Passive House (PH) was built in 1990/1991 in Darmstadt-Kranischstein (Germany). It was the first real-size implementation of a concept proposed by Wolfgang Feist. Since then, several empirical design solutions have been developed by the Passive House Institute (PHI) of Darmstadt. This pape...

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Published in:Energy efficiency 2015-10, Vol.8 (5), p.919-949
Main Authors: Badescu, Viorel, Rotar, Nicolae, Udrea, Ioana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alliances
Analysis
Buildings
Climate
Climatic conditions
Construction
Cooling
Cooling systems
Design
Economics and Management
Energy
Energy consumption
Energy Efficiency
Energy Policy
Environment
Environmental Economics
Facilities management
Green buildings
Heating
Houses
HVAC
Indoor air quality
Land area
Original Article
Prototypes
Renewable and Green Energy
Studies
Sustainable Development
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Summary:The first Passive House (PH) was built in 1990/1991 in Darmstadt-Kranischstein (Germany). It was the first real-size implementation of a concept proposed by Wolfgang Feist. Since then, several empirical design solutions have been developed by the Passive House Institute (PHI) of Darmstadt. This paper deals with the feasibility of the PH concept in Southern Hemisphere. The paper compares general climate conditions for 13 European localities and 38 localities in South America, South Africa, mainland Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Further analysis is performed by estimating the energy performance of a prototype passive building when located in any of these localities. The prototype passive building is AMVIC PH built in 2008 in Bragadiru (Romania). The energy performance is evaluated by using the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) developed by PHI. Passive buildings located in Tasmanian and South American localities at latitudes higher than 53° have a higher heating demand than European localities at similar latitudes. New Zealand and South American localities at latitudes lower than 53° generally have lower heating demand than European localities at the same latitude. The cooling demand is generally smaller in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere. Passive buildings placed in Tasmania, New Zealand, and South America do not require cooling while those located in South Africa and mainland Australia require a reduced amount of cooling.
ISSN:1570-646X
1570-6478
DOI:10.1007/s12053-015-9332-8