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Passive Design – Your Queensland Home

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Passive House Design In Warmer Climates

The passive design concept draws on the principles of energy efficiency and sustainable living using design and construction to create the perfect home in terms of liveability, enhanced comfort and ongoing energy savings.

Did you know PassivHaus Design can be applied to homes in Queensland? We can even retrofit Queenslanders and Post War homes. If you are looking at building or renovating in our sub-tropical climate, consider the benefits of PassivHaus Design.

  • Temperature & Humidity Control
  • Enhanced Air Quality
  • Eco-Friendly & Sustainable
  • Lower Energy Consumption Costs
  • Healthy, Comfortable Living
  • Versatile Design Options

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5 Reasons To Choose Passive House Design In Queensland

Creating an optimal living space using passive design within our Queensland climate is possible. Discover how you can enjoy a liveable, comfortable home in our sub-tropical climate with minimal energy costs.

Pleasant Indoor Temperatures

Super-Insulated Homes

With passive design, your home maintains a pleasant indoor temperature even during periods of excessive heat. Insulation is wrapped around the entire building envelope - walls, slab and roof - to regulate the temperature inside the home.
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Enhanced Air Quality

Energy Recovery Ventilation

The ventilation system manages moisture, humidity and heat while delivering fresh air into your home. This enhanced air quality, temperature and humidity control mean no more compromises or having to run the a/ir conditioner all day to keep cool.
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Keep Cool During Summer

No Perimeter Weak Spots

Thermal bridge free detailing provides energy efficiency, leading to cost-efficiency. With thermal bridge free design, your insulation is applied without any weak spots around the building’s entire perimeter. As a result, there are no areas where heat can penetrate your home or where cool air can escape during summer; the opposite holds true for winter. This methodology also provides healthier homes as there is no more moisture build-up.
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Light Plus Ventilation

High Performance Glazing

High-performance, low-e triple-glazed windows ensure that excess heat is not drawn into the home through your windows. The design process considers the home's orientation, and windows are placed in the appropriate location to benefit sustainable living. In addition, the use of internal and external window treatments ensure adequate light and ventilation are achieved to complement the lifestyle you are after.
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Comfort Is Maintained

Airtight Construction

Airtightness is a key principle of passive design. The airtight construction means your doors and windows shut tightly. The design process allows for cooler temperatures to be achieved inside your home during summer, and warmer temperatures during winter; and all without excessive energy consumption. Once the desired temperature is reached, the ventilation system and insulation work to keep your living zones cool, fresh and comfortable.
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5 Reasons To Choose Passive House Design In Queensland

 Discover how you can enjoy a liveable, comfortable home in our sub-tropical climate.

Pleasant Indoor Temperatures

Super-Insulated Homes

With passive design, your home maintains a pleasant indoor temperature even during periods of excessive heat. Insulation is wrapped around the entire building envelope - walls, slab and roof - to regulate the temperature inside the home.
Read More

Enhanced Air Quality

Energy Recovery Ventilation

The ventilation system manages moisture, humidity and heat while delivering fresh air into your home. This enhanced air quality, temperature and humidity control mean no more compromises or having to run the a/ir conditioner all day to keep cool.
Read More

Keep Cool During Summer

No Perimeter Weak Spots

Thermal bridge free detailing provides energy efficiency, leading to cost-efficiency. With thermal bridge free design, your insulation is applied without any weak spots around the building’s entire perimeter. As a result, there are no areas where heat can penetrate your home or where cool air can escape during summer; the opposite holds true for winter.
Read More

Light Plus Ventilation

High Performance Glazing

High-performance, low-e triple-glazed windows ensure that excess heat is not drawn into the home through your windows. The design process considers the home's orientation, and windows are placed in the appropriate location to benefit sustainable living. In addition, the use of internal and external window treatments ensure adequate light and ventilation are achieved to complement the lifestyle you are after.
Read More

Comfort Is Maintained

Airtight Construction

Airtightness is a key principle of passive design. The airtight construction means your doors and windows shut tightly. The design process allows for cooler temperatures to be achieved inside your home during summer, and warmer temperatures during winter; and all without excessive energy consumption. Once the desired temperature is reached, the ventilation system and insulation work to keep your living zones cool, fresh and comfortable.
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Inspired Design For The Queensland Climate

Passive House Brisbane Building Design ensures your home provides a liveable, sustainable and comfortable space for you and your family for many years to come. Creative and receptive, we are not afraid to push the boundaries of what is possible in sustainable design.  With PassivHaus Design, your home maintains a pleasant indoor temperature even during periods of excessive heat.

Energy Savings up to 90%

The PassivHaus Standard results in buildings that consume as much as 90% less heating and cooling energy compared to conventional buildings. You benefit from having a healthy, comfortable and quiet home, that is affordable to run and easy to operate. 

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Benefits

Design Solutions For Your Dream Home

Sustainability

Passive house design is based on an ethos of eco-friendly principles. These are applied from the design stage through construction so that your home provides you with ongoing cost savings and sustainable living for many years to come.

Affordability

While the design and construction of your passive house may cost more than a standard home, you benefit from ongoing cost savings. Decreased energy consumption, lower cooling costs and cleaner air provide for a much more affordable and healthy lifestyle.

Versatility

Passive House Brisbane can retrofit a passive house design to any home. We can renovate traditional Queenslanders to PassivHaus Certification, providing homeowners with an improved standard of living, where efficiency enhances comfort.

Certified Performance

Quality build, attention to detail and your PassivHaus Certification provides peace of mind. The building will last longer, require less ongoing maintenance and use far less energy. Your home will produce less greenhouse gas emissions, and provide the healthiest indoor air.

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