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Ep88 - Passive house tips

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The passive house methodology has become the go-to standard for build a new home, a renovate one, to be energy efficient; Seán McKenna of the Passive House Association and South West College chats to construction expert John Corless about:

· How much more passive houses cost than building regs compliant homes

· The five passive house principles

· What to do for ventilation in the case of a renovation project

· What happens to ventilation in the case of power cuts

· Easy wins when retrofitting

· Upgrading with EnerPhit

· Dangers of insulating internal walls

· Period home renovation tips

· Double vs triple glazing, issues with roof windows

· Do you reduce window spec to reduce solar gain?

· New builds: how to distribute solar gains around the house

· How to cut costs without cutting corners: achieving space efficiency


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The passive house methodology has become the go-to standard for build a new home, a renovate one, to be energy efficient; Seán McKenna of the Passive House Association and South West College chats to construction expert John Corless about:

· How much more passive houses cost than building regs compliant homes

· The five passive house principles

· What to do for ventilation in the case of a renovation project

· What happens to ventilation in the case of power cuts

· Easy wins when retrofitting

· Upgrading with EnerPhit

· Dangers of insulating internal walls

· Period home renovation tips

· Double vs triple glazing, issues with roof windows

· Do you reduce window spec to reduce solar gain?

· New builds: how to distribute solar gains around the house

· How to cut costs without cutting corners: achieving space efficiency


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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