MVHR and building physics knowledge for healthy, comfortable and energy efficient homes
Shipping containers in conceptual architecture have become shorthand for “recycling” and “environmental sustainability”, and yet they are neither. You should run a mile from any architectural company that is genuinely enthusiastic about the potential of shipping containers, for the reasons I’ll explain below. The most important point: you’re not “recycling” shipping containers at all. Architects think they … Read more
The Passive House Form Factor quantifies the relationship between the living area of the building and the total amount of surface area that heat can escape from. The calculation is simple: Total heat loss area ÷ floor area = Form Factor The Form Factor of a building is key in low energy design because it … Read more
What are “Thermal Bridges”? In the context of your home, a thermal bridge is a point in your building fabric (walls, floor or roof) where heat has an increased opportunity to escape to the outside, or the cold has an increased opportunity to creep into your house. A thermal bridge is a continuous link of a highly-conductive … Read more