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Passif Haus/Passive House Standards

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From: Chris Pointon <chris@camemergency.org> Date: Fri, May 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM Subject: Re: Great Collaboration Banter session 71: Great Collaboration update To: Jenny Barna <jcjbarna@gmail.com> Cc: Graham Stoddart-Stones <gcstones52@gmail.com>, Andrew Maliphant <andrew.maliphant@greatcollaboration.uk>, Graham Stoddart-Stones <admin@placebasedinitiative.co.uk>, Joolz Thompson <joolz@communityclimateaction.uk> As far as I can Google, "Passive House" and "PassivHaus" mean the same thing:

There are other low energy standards such as EnerPhit and PHI Low Energy Building (LEB):

These are not Passive House standard, but are still a high standard of energy efficiency. Last year, following a pilot, Cambridge City Council opted for their own "" for council-owned properties that is slightly lower than Passive House but higher than LEB. They found that fulfilling some Passive House requirements was disproportionately costly for the benefit.

That Passipedia site - - is probably the best jumping off point for people who really want to dig into Passive Houses.

https://ukalternativeenergy.co.uk/passive-house-or-passivhaus/
https://passipedia.org/_media/picopen/9f_160815_phi_building_criteria_en.pdf
Cam Standard
https://passipedia.org/