Passive Design
Passive design is an architectural strategy that uses a building's form and materials to reduce the need for active heating and cooling, supporting broader energy-efficiency goals.
Under the Technological Component's Sustainability alignment, the book states: "Beyond the material itself, sustainability demands a focus on energy. This includes the embodied energy required to extract, process, and transport materials, as well as the operational energy a product will consume throughout its life. Technologies and manufacturing processes must also be evaluated for their energy efficiency. Passive design strategies in architecture, for example, are a direct response to this, using form and material to minimize the need for active heating and cooling."
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Examples
- Passive House (Passivhaus) · both placed under Energy
Methods
- Passive House (Passivhaus) · both placed under Energy
In the Framework
- Sustainability
- Technological Component
In the book
- Chapter 15, section 146 · Alignment with the Four Mottos
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