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Article
Verification of the Passive House Concept to the South of Brazil Climate
Author(s)
Renata Dalbem1, Stifany Knop1, Eduardo Grala da Cunha1, Rui F. Oliveira2, Maria Fernanda Rodrigues2 and Romeu Vicente2
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2016.08.010
Affiliation(s)
1. Laboratory of Comfort and Energy Efficiency, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-020, Brazil
2. Civil Engineering Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
ABSTRACT
The high impact of the building’s sector on energy consumption and on the environment has led to
increased concerns on the performance of indoor thermal buildings, and led many
countries to define stricter requirements for their building legislation. In
2010, the European Union has established that by the end of 2020 all new
buildings must have energy consumption close to zero (NZEBs (nearly zero energy
buildings)), increasing the
pursue for more efficient building design. One way to achieve buildings with
low energy consumption while maintaining a high thermal comfort is the passive
house concept. The paper presents
an architectural project designed to meet the Passive House requirements for
the climate of southern Brazil. The energy balance was carried out using the
energy balance tool¾PHPP (passive house planning
package), that verified the compliance of the prerequisites required for
certification, which are related to the primary energy consumption, heating , cooling demand and
overheating rate of the building.
KEYWORDS
Energy efficiency, NZEB, passive house, sustainability.
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