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    PASSIVE HOUSE

    Jul 12, 2017 3 minutes
    WORDS // CHRIS KNIERIM DESIGN // CODE GREEN PTY LTD

    Today, terms such as eco and sustainable are being used to describe houses where thermal performance and effects on the natural environment have been taken into consideration. Now a new term is being used to define these — passive house — and although it appears to be relatively new here in Australia, Passive house has been used in Europe for many years. A passive house will have the following attributes:

    • It will be well insulated

    • Contain high-performance

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