37. Heating Degree DaysHeating Degree Days
Cooling Degree DaysCooling Degree Days
Winter Design TempratureWinter Design Temprature
Summer Design TemperatureSummer Design Temperature
Passive Building is Climate Dependent!!
Summer Design TemperatureSummer Design Temperature
HumidityHumidity
Solar RadiationSolar Radiation
Night Sky RadiationNight Sky Radiation
Ground TemperatureGround Temperature
38. Latent vs Sensible Ventilation Load
Indexes
U.S. has more climate zones
than the
entire European Union!!
(Image Source: from ASHRAE Journal, November, 1997 pp 37 - 45)
Image Source: www.energycodes.gov
39. Climate Specific Space Conditioning
Requirements
Graph Courtesy of Global Buildings Performance Network
54. Save the Date!
October 16-19, 2013
8th Annual North American Passive House
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September 27September 27September 27September 27----30, 2012 Denver CO30, 2012 Denver CO30, 2012 Denver CO30, 2012 Denver CO
8th Annual North American Passive House
Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
Katrin Klingenberg
katrin@passivehouse.us
Executive Director | PHIUS