Worldwide certification criteria for windows and glazings to be presented at the 16th International Passive House Conference
Designing and building high quality buildings requires extremely competent designers, tradespeople and component manufacturers. The large number of building components available on the market along with inconsistent performance rating schemes makes choosing suitable components a difficult task. In order to facilitate this task, the PHI has been certifying Certified Passivhaus Components for the past 15 years, thus providing independent, validated and comparable performance values for these components and guaranteeing their Passive House suitability.
Until recently, the criteria for these certificates were based on the Central European climate where the Passivhaus concept was developed. As the specific thermal requirements for Passivhaus suitable components vary with different climates, these criteria needed to be adapted to suit all climates – starting with the criteria for windows and glazing, which will be presented at this year’s International Passive House Conference.
Over 300 components have been certified according to PHI criteria. To make these components more visible and easier to find, the Passive House Institute has created the Component Database for Certified Passivhaus Components, accessible to the general public on the Institute’s website as of 5th May 2012.
Today, a large variety of certified building products and systems are available throughout Europe and an increasing number of components are being developed for the Asian and American market. With Passivhaus forming the basis for legal standards in many regions worldwide including the European Union, California and South Korea, it is hardly surprising that more and more producers of building materials and components are looking to have their products certified.
27th April 2012
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