Comments on: What is a ‘thermal bridge’?

By: What does a Passive House look like? – Emu Architects

What does a Passive House look like? – Emu Architects — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:01:45 +0000

[…] This doesn’t mean that your house has to look like a boring box. It just means that your designer needs to employ other methods of visual intrigue to the facade and surrounding outdoor spaces or unconditioned spaces. Many times, we find that using an unconditioned garage or an enclosed (but unconditioned) sun room can help create the effect of a building with a complex volume. Why unconditioned? Because for a passive house to be successful the space that is included inside the building envelope should be as compact as possible, with minimal thermal bridges. […]

By: BIM Energy Analysis with Archicad 17 – Emu Architects

BIM Energy Analysis with Archicad 17 – Emu Architects — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:34:34 +0000

[…] shape), with its thermal envelope meeting the passive standard. The geometry, including any thermal bridges, are going to be run through both Archicad 17 and PHPP v7.1 (the tool for calculating a passive […]

By: Passive house: new construction or renovation? – Emu Architects

Passive house: new construction or renovation? – Emu Architects — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:12:14 +0000

[…] rely only on these heat sources, its thermal envelope needs to be compact, well insulated, without thermal bridges or air leakages; and its openings need to be mostly oriented towards the […]

By: How do you define the “health and comfort” of building occupants? – Emu Architects

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:03:59 +0000

[…] comfort inside a building highly depends on the quality of its thermal envelope, on the absence of thermal bridges, and on its air tightness. These aspects of the construction influence not only the energy […]