The Passivhaus-Institut (PHI) is responsible for promoting and maintaining the
Passivhaus building program. The ''"Passivhaus Institute"'' was founded in 1996, and is based and active in
Darmstadt, Germany
Darmstadt () is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region). Darmstadt has around 160,000 inhabitants, making it the fourth largest city in the state of Hesse ...
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The English spelling was used for the Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) when it formed in 2007
originally under the umbrella of the Passivhaus Institute. The two separated in 2012.
Though PHI and PHIUS
sustainable design standards are different, they both share common goals for drastic
energy conservation and carbon reduction through
Sustainable architecture design techniques and specifications to create
Low-energy houses and other structures with
Low energy building
Low-energy buildings, which include zero-energy buildings, passive houses and green buildings, may use any of a large number of techniques to lower energy use.
The following are some of the techniques used to achieve low-energy buildings, which e ...
practices for the public benefit worldwide.
See also
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List of low-energy building techniques
Low-energy buildings, which include zero-energy buildings, passive houses and green buildings, may use any of a large number of techniques to lower energy use.
The following are some of the techniques used to achieve low-energy buildings, which e ...
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History of passive solar building design
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Energy-efficient landscaping
Energy-efficient landscaping is a type of landscaping designed for the purpose of conserving energy. There is a distinction between the embedded energy of materials and constructing the landscape, and the energy consumed by the maintenance and ope ...
References
Appropriate technology organizations
Architecture organizations
Engineering organizations
Non-profit organisations based in Hesse
Low-energy building
Sustainable architecture
Sustainable building in Germany
Sustainability organizations
Organizations established in 1996
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