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01 Passive House Design: Planning and Design of Energy-Efficient Buildings BY Roberto Gonzalo and Rainer Vallentin (Detail, 2014) PP 152 • RRP $135.00 Passive House Design presents an immense amount of research, compiled to provide architects with an up-to-the-minute state of the science. While passive design has been around for some twenty years, it is continuing to gain popularity in the sustainable architecture debate. Put simply, a passive house is a house that is designed so efficiently that it requires no powered heating or cooling. It’s not only houses that this book looks at: passive design principles can be applied to any building type. Through a series of illustrated case studies, the book combines design, construction and building services, highlighting where there is scope for creativity and how to plan for…

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