Passive House Design: Innovation Towards Sustantainbility

-

 


Passive House is defined as a scientifically supported and evidence-based building standard that minimises energy consumption and improves health-based standards. 

Passive House Certification involves implementing smart designs and following rigorous methodology. With NSW Government actively promoting zero-energy homes through updated BASIX standards, Passive House principles are becoming increasingly popular in Australia. 

BASIX assessment is mandatory in NSW for securing Development Applications. Without the BASIX report, your residential project won't be eligible for legal sanctioning.

What Components Are Accessed For Passive House Standards? 

Thermal Comfort 

  • In a Certified Passive House building, the internal temperatures must always remain below 25°C for more than 10% of the hours annually. 
  • Interior surface temperature of external walls and roofs cannot be greater than 1 °C below the indoor air temperature, 
  • Additionally, interior window surfaces must be less than 3.5 °C of interior environment temperature.

Natural Air Quality 

  • Certified Passive House designs must feature a ventilation system providing 30m3 of fresh air quality for each occupant/hour. 

Airtight Envelope

  • The air leakage must never exceed 0.6 air changes per hour at 50 Pascals pressure (ACH50). 

Primary Energy Usage 

  • This component is similar to the Energy section of the BASIX report. 
  • Considers the total energy consumption required for the building operation. 
  • Artificial heating and cooling, lighting fixtures and density, hot water system and other energy utilisation details are evaluated in this section. 

Space Heating/Cooling Energy Demand 

  • Total active heating and cooling input for maintaining interior thermal comfort. 
  • The standard requirement is 15-kilowatt hours/sq.meter of treated floor area/year or 10-Watts/square meter peak load. 
Since these requirements improve, energy performance Passive House Standards can also be utilised for JV3 modelling and assessment.

Benefits For Developer And Projects Owners 

  • No blind, baseless promises. You can present scientifically-supported, evidence-based designs to your clients. 
  • Get a marketing edge over traditional, non-sustainable building designs. 
  • Proactively contribute to ecological perseverance and climate protection. 
  • Quality assurance with reduced variance and greater quality through stringent compliance standards. You'll less likely encounter angry/dissatisfied customers. 
  • The design requirements align with Government compliance standards. (BASIX, JV3, NABERS). You can use the components for BASIX and NaTHERS checklists. 
  • Reduced operating costs, better living standards, and high-qiality design increase Passive House Certified buildings' market demand and value.

How To Achieve Passive House Certification Successfully? 

  • Research and gather information. 
  • Keep the design plan easy and compliant with applicable standards (BASIX, Section J). 
  • Use accredited software tools (BASIX online tool, Passive House Planning Package). 
  • Collaborate with professional experts
  • For residential construction, prepare a BASIX report and obtain a certificate. For a commercial building, NABERS or Section J report might be applicable. 
  • Utilise Certified Passive House products and building components 
  • Ensure the construction follows the design plan commitments. 
  • Receive certification for quality assurance 
Get in touch with an experienced building consultation agency to get a detailed understanding and factors associated with Passive House designing and certification.

Location: 413/33 Lexington Dr, Bella Vista NSW 2153, Australia

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How to Find a NatHERS Assessor for Your Next Residential Project?

-
Image
NatHERS assessors or Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme assessors are professional energy evaluators.  They can ensure that your new or renovated home meets the minimum energy efficiency requirements for thermal comfort determined by your state or territory.  It uses a 10-star rating system for assessing the building's thermal performance across Australia.   Are you struggling to find a professional NatHERS assessor for your next residential construction project? Read further to uncover the best tips for hiring a well-qualified NatHERS assessor.  Finding a Professional NatHERS assessor for Residential Construction Project   Check qualifications Whenever looking for a NatHERS assessor, choose the one based on the relevant building industry degree qualifications. The energy compliance assessor can be from an engineering, building design, or architecture background.   Moreover, look for their certifications when reviewing the NatHERS assessor's resumes. Any qualified energy as
Read more

What Is NABERS Rating System? How Useful It For Commercial Buildings?

-
Image
The commercial building sector contributes to a considerable economic and environmental impact within a nation. Therefore, the Australian government introduced NABERS Rating to support sustainable developments in the commercial sector.  The NABERS star rating has helped developers, project owners, managers and commercial space tenants throughout the Australian subcontinent to understand the ecological impact of a building so that they can enhance their sustainability performance, enjoy financial savings and improve brand reputation in the building industry.  So What Exactly Is NABERS?  National Australian Built Environment Rating System, commonly known in the construction industry as NABERS, is a national sustainability rating system that evaluates buildings, tenancy and overall structure's environmental performance. The NABERS Energy rating is managed across the country by the NSW Office of Environment And Heritage.  A NABERS star rating indicates how well a building is construct
Read more

Save Environment, Save Yourself By Building Energy Efficient Buildings

-
Image
The climate goal for everyone is pretty clear, and it is to make a climate sustainable for living beings. Which further can be elaborated as, making efforts to reduce the carbon footprints and harmful emissions. A major contribution to this pollution is done by the houses and guess what, the architects & house planners have already started mapping out ways in which they can reduce the emission and make the place more sustainable. Urbanization is putting both, human and ecological health at stake, and it is high time that we come up with the solution. Enhancing building’s efficiency was a highly overlooked task, but recently a lot of advancement and alternation in building type and style is drawing everyone’s attention. These changes will enhance the healthiness in life, increase productivity and maximize the natural light. BASIX certificate , an initiative by the NSW government, plans to create homes and buildings that will reduce the water consumption, greenhouse emissio
Read more