Passivhaus Institut

Expertise in the fields:

• Energy management: Key figures, Ventilation / air conditioning,  Heat recovery
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• Buildings: Innovative building technologies, Intelligent shading, Climate-friendly architecture, Newly developed building materials, New insulation technologies, New energy technologies in the composite concept, Low-energy house,  Zero-energy building, Passive solar energy use,  Passive house, Solar architecture
• Solar thermal: space heating, simulation, software,  system analysis and design, water heating
• Heat pumps: Earth, heating, air, hot water

The PassivHausInstitut was founded in 1996 by Dr. Wolfgang Feist. The institute is concerned with research and development in the field of highly efficient energy use. The passive house stands thereby exemplarily for the efficiency increase around a factor 10.

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The PassiveHouseInstitute

• researches the behavior of buildings with very low heat demand
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• supports the development of components suitable for Passive Houses
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• advises on the design and project planning of Passive Houses
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• sets quality standards for Passive House construction and Passive House-suitable components
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• produces scientific expert opinions
• offers lectures, seminars, and conferences
• has high-quality instruments for simulating the thermal behavior of buildings
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