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New Kid on the Block: Passive House Comes into the Neighborhood
Lucyna de Barbaro & Ayres Freitas March 15, 2014
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Content:
Passive House concept Transformational eco-movement developing
around Passive House -- in US, in Europe Our Squirrel Hill duplex, ½ of which (west
side unit) is available for sale
But first, few words about motivation…
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Why Focus on Buildings?
Buildings account for 40% of total energy used and generate 45% of total US CO2 emissions
Hefty contribution to Global Warming and Climate Change
US adds ~6 billion tons of CO2 emissions a year, world’s total: ~34 billion CO2 emissions per capita in US: 17.3 tons, China 7.2 tons, EU average: 7.5,
average for the world: 4 (July 2011 data) Renewable energy growth too slow (25%) compared to fossil fuel use
increase in the last decade (41%) Effects of self-acceleration of global warming (“tipping points”) are very
serious With current trends we are not on a path to limit warming to 2o C by 2100
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Passive House Standard could be part of the answer
The standard was developed in Germany in 1990-ties and is now widely tried and adopted
Was proven economically viable; ~10% increase in construction cost while achieving 80% reduction in energy use of the building (in Germany)
No additional energy generation like solar or geothermal Simply built to maintain a near constant indoor
temperature without adding much energy for heating and cooling
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Passive Houses can be any shape / form
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Retrofit, CA
Utah
IL
Boehm, Austria
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Can have any function:
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Religious center, VA
Community center, Austria
Office building
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Innsbruck: Winter Olympics Village, now dorms
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Passive House Standard Adoption in Europe
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Annual New Construction #s in Austria
and in US
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Belgium’s main province adopted the law that all new construction is to Passive House standard – 3 years later, PH hits mainstream
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How does it compare? Different standards with respect to annual energy use
and cooling
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Energy used in residential buildings
Median value: 70 kBtu/sf/y Passive House
Standard is defined by setting a limit on energy use
Over the life of the house, imbedded energy (in materials, construction, etc.) is ~10%, while operating energy is ~90%
1 kBtu=0.3 kWh
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How does it work?
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Building envelope: one of many possible wall solutions for Passive House:
R values for Passive House in Pittsburgh versus (code, new constr.):
Walls: R35-45 (20)
Slab: R35-45 (10)
Roof: R60-80 (38)
Windows R 5-10 (2.9)
A lot of building science, but well understood and modeled
R value: measure of thermal resistance; heat transfer per unit area per unit time
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Squirrel Hill Passive House Duplex 15
Passive House windows Windows are the weakest part of insulation envelope Passive house certified windows:
excellent performance of glazing and frame
© YARO/Makrowin
Triple glazing
Wood, aluminum or PVC frame
Insulation core (uPVC , cork, etc.)
Aluminum cladding (some models)
Tilt/turn design for good seal
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Thermal bridges are eliminated in PH due to smarter design and advances in energy modeling
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Thermal envelope, before and after Passive House retrofit:
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Important breakthrough: energy recovery ventilators
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70-90% efficient in keeping the energy & humidity of the room/indoor air “inside”
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Measurable performance of PH is “built in” into PH standard:
Criterion #1: total energy has to be less than 38 kBtu/sf/yr Note: this is primary (or source) energy, not site energy.
About 3 times more energy needs to be used at the source to generate energy we use on site due to generation inefficiency and transport losses. Source energy is the most relevant measure of carbon emission.
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Criterion #2: heating and cooling energy limits: 4.75 kBtu/sf/yr, each
This is like heating the whole 2000 sf house with a hair dryer 9 hrs a day (and making it nicely warm!)
1 kBtu=0.3 kWh
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Verifiable methodology is built into PH StandardCriterion #3: air tightness (0.6 air-changes per hour at 50 pascals)Measured through blower-door test to assure that standard is met
Passive House air leakage is about 10 times less than standard new construction
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Passive HouseFocus on economic
feasibility: Shift money from
mechanical systems to the building envelope
Long lasting, high quality construction
Focus on comfort: Healthy interior
environments due to continuous ventilation
“Year-round barefoot indoor comfort on a dime” No drafts/uniform temp.
Focus on predictability: Computer modeling with
PHPP (Passive House Planning Package) and WUFI (Heat and Moisture Dynamics* modeling)
Optimization of performance w/ PHPP/WUFI
Certification from Passive House Institute US (PHIUS)
*Wärme und Feuchte Instationär
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Our Passive House Duplex: 2883-2887 Fernwald Rd. Walkability Index: 45
Frick Park: ~0.6 Universities: ~3.5 miles
Distances/driving (20 lb of CO2 from each gallon of gas) are also a big part of sustainability
Squirrel Hill shops and amenities ~1.5 miles away
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Fernwald Rd streetscape
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2 Lots zoned for single family attached, 1RA , sizes: 35 x 100 ftSouthern slope ~10°
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Squirrel Hill Passive House Duplex 24
Architect: Alan Dunn & Associates
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Squirrel Hill Duplex, northern facade
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Squirrel Hill Duplex from south-west
Permeable drivewayRain water cisternsPre-wired for PV arrayElectric car-charging …
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Squirrel Hill Duplex, from north-east
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First floor layout
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Second floor layout
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Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)Life cycle embodied energy plus operating energy of the building;
R. Jacobson, 2012 Passive House ConferenceDifferent type of superinsulated walls compared to standard frame
Over the life of the house, any superinsulated wall results in much smaller energy use
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Squirrel Hill Passive House Duplex 31
Environmental impacts of building materials
Environmental Performance of Cladding, from CertainTeed FC_LCA_Report_FC057 (data from Building for Economic and Environmental Sustainability program, operated by NIST)
Significant differences – important to pay attention to LCA & Global Warming Potential
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Squirrel Hill Passive House Duplex 32
Mechanical Systems for Squirrel Hill Duplex
• Fujitsu 12kBtu/hr ducted heat pump for both heating and cooling
• Zehnder Comfo 350 ERV for continuous ventilation with energy recovery
• Each system will have its own set of ducts to allow proper balancing of each function
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Squirrel Hill Passive House Duplex 33
Mech. system design by John Semmelhack
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Passive House movement in US
PH Institute (PHIUS) Committed to making high-performance Passive building the mainstream
market standard Trained more than 1,000 architects, engineers, energy consultants, and
builders
Passive House Standard is now a joint PHIUS and Department of Energy standard
PH Alliance – chapter structure for professionals and PH enthusiasts. Pittsburgh chapter founded in Oct 2013
8th Annual PH Conference just recently happened here; 400+ attendees
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Pittsburgh area projects
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• Former YMCA in McKeesport – retrofit to PH standard
• Heidelberg House• Walnut St. retrofit• Former VFW in
Hazelwood to house Carnegie Library
• Next planned:Uptown Lofts on FifthSquirrel Hill Duplex
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Why engage in Passive House project?
To set an example Get the ball rolling To be part of the
movement dedicated to extreme efficiency
Because this is how much carbon it is safe to use*
So that the next generation(s) have Earth like the one we know…?*See Carbon Tracker or 350.org