Save Energy With Passive Heated Homes

The Seifert House by Bau Kultur architects in Austria

The UK is going to require that new homes be carbon emissions neutral by 2016. One of the ways that this target can be achieved is by using passive solar building design (English Wikipedia page). This can be used to keep a house cool in summer and warm in winter with minimal energy inputs. There is also the term “Passive House” (not to be confused with passive solar design, though there are overlapping principles) refers to a design and construction standard that aims to drastically reduce heating requirements in homes so that conventional heating systems are no longer necessary. [Read more]