Passive House

Passive House is an incredible building standard for designing and certifying energy efficient buildings (homes, schools, hospitals, offices). Using the 5 green building techniques explained in this video, Passive Houses need only 10% of the energy that a conventional home uses (that's a 90% energy saving!). Have a look at Alex and Sandra from BCIT's High Performance Building Lab in Vancouver, Canada to learn about the different ways that a home can be built to use less energy. They're pretty simple to understand and don't cost much more than a typical new build: - Highly insulated building envelope - High performance triple glazed windows - Elimination of thermal bridges - Continuous air sealed layer - Heat recovery ventilation