A passive house design or Passivhaus is an ultra-low energy building that focuses on the use of free and renewable energy sources to provide building ventilation, heating, lighting, and cooling. It enhances the quality of indoor air, helps maintain a comfortable warm temperature, and promotes a healthy environment inside the house while minimizing the energy use for mechanical heating and cooling. As the green movement becomes more and more popular each day, many people are getting involved with it and are starting to take their own share of responsibility in saving mother earth and in sustaining and preserving the natural resources. As evidence, construction firms that offer sustainable architecture projects are now growing in numbers as more homeowners and commercial building owners realize the advantages of a sustainable building. What is a passive house design? Passive house or Passivhaus is a voluntary and rigorous sustainable building standard for energy effic...
CSV Architects is an Ottawa-based architectural practice focused on the sustainable design of Institutional, Commercial and Mult-Unit Residential projects.