Passive House Design & Construction
A Guide for Architects, Builders, and Visionaries in Sustainable Housing
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Passive House Design & Construction is a practical guide to designing and building homes that are comfortable, energy-efficient, durable, and ready for the future.
Whether you're an architect, builder, contractor, engineer, student, developer, or homeowner, this book provides a clear roadmap for understanding the principles behind the world's leading high-performance building standard.
Inside, you'll learn how Passive House design dramatically reduces energy consumption while improving indoor comfort, air quality, resilience, and long-term affordability. Complex engineering concepts are explained in straightforward language, making advanced building science accessible to professionals and newcomers alike.
This comprehensive guide covers:
The five core principles of Passive House design
Building envelopes, insulation, airtightness, and thermal bridge-free construction
High-performance windows and ventilation systems
Site planning, orientation, and integrated design
Material selection and sustainable construction methods
Energy modeling, testing, and quality assurance
New construction and deep energy retrofits
The economics of high-performance buildings
Urban applications and global case studies
Future innovations shaping sustainable housing
Combining practical construction guidance with the latest thinking in building science and sustainability, Passive House Design & Construction serves as both a technical reference and an inspiring vision for the future of housing. Whether you're designing your first Passive House or expanding your expertise, this book provides the knowledge and confidence to build healthier, more efficient, and more resilient buildings.
Details
- Publication Date
- Jul 21, 2026
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781291601770
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Riley Carter
Specifications
- Pages
- 388
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- Executive (7 x 10 in / 178 x 254 mm)