Positive Energy Homes : Creating Passive Houses for Better Living.

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Creating healthy homes -- 1.1 Air control -- 1.2 The comforts of home -- 1.3 The art of noise protection -- 1.4 Ventilation and noise -- 1.5 Light and beauty -- Summary -- References and further reading -- Chapter 2 The thermal envelope -- 2.1 Airtightness layer -- 2.2 Insulation layer -- 2.3 Wind- and weathertightness layer -- 2.4 Let the sunshine in! -- 2.5 Thermal bypass -- 2.6 Thermal mass -- Summary -- References and further reading -- Chapter 3 Fresh air home delivery -- 3.1 Active ventilation with heat recovery -- 3.2 What is important for designing a heat recovery ventilation system? -- 3.3 Filters -- 3.4 Ground heat exchanger -- 3.5 Ducting -- 3.6 May the force be with you! -- 3.7 Using the ventilation system for heating and cooling -- 3.8 Fireplaces and balanced ventilation -- 3.9 Ventilation control and user interface -- 3.10 Supply-only or extract-only mode -- 3.11 Seasonal use -- 3.12 Performance requirements -- 3.13 Other mechanical ventilation options -- 3.14 Power outages -- Summary -- Chapter 4 Hot water -- 4.1 Creating hot water -- 4.2 Hot water systems -- Summary -- References and further reading -- Chapter 5 Heating and cooling -- 5.1 Creating a comfortable home -- 5.2 Keeping the home cool and dry -- Summary -- References and further reading -- Chapter 6 Light, views and connection with the environment -- 6.1 How we perceive light -- 6.2 Light intensity and glare -- 6.3 The colour of light -- 6.4 Using light -- 6.5 Lighting the home with daylight -- 6.6 Light sources -- 6.7 Lighting with electric lights -- Summary -- References and further reading -- Chapter 7 Appliances -- 7.1 Appliance ratings -- 7.2 Clothes washing machines -- 7.3 Dishwashers -- 7.4 Televisions and accessories -- 7.5 Computers, tablets and network devices -- 7.6 Vacuum cleaners.

7.7 Refrigerators and freezers -- 7.8 Cooking -- 7.9 Hot water fittings -- 7.10 Home energy monitoring -- Summary -- References and further reading -- Chapter 8 Toolbox -- 8.1 Design tools -- 8.2 Quality assurance tools -- Summary -- References and further reading -- Chapter 9 Energy generation and storage -- 9.1 Onsite renewable generation -- 9.2 Solar photovoltaic systems -- 9.3 Inverters -- 9.4 Solar hot water -- 9.5 Wind -- 9.6 Storing heat -- 9.7 Storing electricity -- 9.8 Passive house plus -- Summary -- References and further reading -- Chapter 10 Certification -- 10.1 Passive house professionals -- 10.2 Components -- 10.3 New houses -- 10.4 Case studies -- 10.5 Retrofits -- Chapter 11 Positive energy living -- 11.1 Living with positive energy -- 11.2 Positive energy communities -- 11.3 A tale of two homes -- Summary -- References and further reading -- Index.

A guide to how positive energy living can be achieved, through homes that power themselves and empower their occupants.

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