I was intrigued reading about Seattle’s first certified Passive House, Park Passive.
The dark colors on the thermogram of a Passive house, at right, shows how little heat is escaping compared to a traditional building to the left.
The Passive House concept represents today’s highest energy standard with the promise of slashing the heating energy consumption of buildings by an amazing 90%.
The term passive house refers to a rigorous, voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building, reducing its ecological footprint. … The vast majority of passive structures have been built in German-speaking countries and Scandinavia.