Framework · 19:10
// THE QUOTE
“passive house comes from the german term passive house which means building not house”
— Casey Grey · The Conscious Builder Inc.
Niche-credible counterintuitive fact: larger buildings are EASIER to certify because it's a volume calculation. Opens on the etymology and lands on the multi-unit logic, under 80s.
Full episode at 19:10Passive House vs Net Zero: The Full Canadian Certification Ladder with Casey Grey (The Conscious Builder) ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Passive house is easier to certify in larger multi-unit buildings because the volume-to-surface ratio reduces air-change demands and interior party walls reduce exposed envelope.
“the larger the building, the easier it is to get passive-house certification… it's a volume thing”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Wall assemblies, vapour permeability, and ICF
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SOURCE: 19:10 of Passive House vs Net Zero: The Full Canadian Certification Ladder with Casey Grey (The Conscious Builder)