Passive Passion. Buildings Doing More with Less
Description
In 1990 European physicists set out to test the limits of cost-effective energy efficiency. The result was the first passive house, a four-unit townhouse that combined heavy insulation, airtightness, and heat-recovery ventilation to achieve reductions of up to 90% in the energy required for heating and cooling. This program introduces the passive house concept-popular in Europe, but slower to catch on in the States-and showcases some beautiful examples in Austria and Germany. Viewers meet co-originator Wolfgang Feist, who explains the mechanics behind the design, Henry Gifford, who hopes to popularize it in the U.S., and Dieter Roskoni, who still lives in the first-ever passive house.
Runtime
22 min
Subjects
- Natural resources (402)
- Conservation of natural resources (540)
- Woodwork (10)
- Architecture, Modern (230)
- Carpentry (9)
- Environmental policy (316)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2011
Database
Films on Demand
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