Passive House Design: Planning and design of energy-efficient buildings

Contents\nIntroduction\nPrinciples\n	Concept approach: energy efficiency\n	Definition of the Passive House standard\n	Passive House components\n	How does a Passive House work at different times of the year?\n	Thermal comfort and wellbeing\n	Scope and field of application\n	Economy\n	Energy-related sustainability and climate protection\nPassive House planning\n	Main principles and comparison with other standards\n	Passive house criteria\n	Passive House Planning Package (PHPP)\n	Certified building components\n	Certification of Passive House buildings\n	Certified Passive House designers\n	EnerPHit standard\n	Minergie-P standard\n	2000-Watt Society – SIA D 216\n	Net-zero energy standard\nDesign and planning principles\n	General design issues\n	Passive House design principles\n	Principle of thermal envelope and form factor\n	Principle of homogeneity\n	Solar building design in Passive Houses\n	The importance of window placement\n	Basic principles of Passive House building services\n	Design-based energy balance\n	Impact of regional and urban climate\n	Coordination of individual aspects\n	Residential projects\nReference buildings – residential\nUrban design\n	Impact of energy-related aspects on the urban design\n	Design principles of compact and solar building\n	Model urban design guidelines\n	Reference projects\n	Completed Passive House developments\nNon-residential building\n	Passive House principles in non-residential buildings\n	Energy balance\n	Features of different building typologies\nReference buildings – non-residential\nPassive House refurbishment\n	Conditions for an energy efficiency refurbishment\n	Refurbishment standards and strategies\n	Energy balance and individual measures\n	Outlook\nReference buildings – Passive House refurbishments\nBuilding envelope components\n	Significance of the building envelope\n	Opaque envelope constructions\n	Transparent components\n	Other construction elements and special components\n	Building methods and construction systems\nBuilding services\n	Ventilation\n	Space heating\n	Heat supply concepts\n	Energy-efficient cooling systems\nOutlook\nAppendix