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Indoor air quality
INDOOR AIR QUALITY SHOULD BE OPTIMAL IN AN ACTIVE HOUSE Good indoor air quality can prevent humans from developing respiratory ailments, such as mucous ...
Fri, 12 Mar, 2021 at 6:58 PM
Indoor air quality - QUANTITATIVE CRITERIA EVALUATION METHOD
Fresh air supply can be evaluated by examining indoor CO2 concentrations at room level during occupancy. CO2 is a good indicator of the amount of bio-efflu...
Fri, 12 Mar, 2021 at 7:56 PM
Acoustic quality
AN ACTIVE HOUSE OFFERS A QUIET LIVING ENVIRONMENT A quiet living environment is an important aspect of a healthy home. Noise, or unwanted sound, can cau...
Mon, 22 Mar, 2021 at 8:21 PM
Acoustic quality - QUANTITATIVE CRITERIA EVALUATION METHOD
All main occupied spaces should be assessed. If the building has one or more bedrooms, the lowest scoring bedroom determines the overall score for the ins...
Mon, 22 Mar, 2021 at 8:27 PM
Energy
ACTIVE HOUSES REALISE THE GREAT POTENTIAL TO USE ENERGY MORE EFFICIENTLY IN BUILDINGS An Active House is energy efficient and supplied by renewable ener...
Mon, 22 Mar, 2021 at 8:42 PM
Energy demand
ACTIVE HOUSES KEEP THE ENERGY DEMAND LOW Building-coupled energy demand is calculated by including all energy needed for the building (including space h...
Mon, 22 Mar, 2021 at 8:46 PM
Energy demand - QUANTITATIVE CRITERIA EVALUATION METHOD
The annual energy demand for the building includes energy demand for space heating, ventilation, air conditioning including cooling, domestic hot water and ...
Mon, 22 Mar, 2021 at 8:48 PM
Energy supply
RENEWABLE ENERGIES SUPPLY AN ACTIVE HOUSE The goal is that the energy supply to an Active House shall be based on renewable and CO2-neutral energy sourc...
Mon, 22 Mar, 2021 at 8:51 PM
Energy supply - QUANTITATIVE CRITERIA EVALUATION METHOD
The annual energy supply from renewable energy and CO2-free energy sources shall be calculated and divided into the different sources (solar thermal, heat ...
Mon, 22 Mar, 2021 at 8:54 PM
Primary energy performance
ACTIVE HOUSES INCLUDE ANNUAL NON-RENEWABLE PRIMARY ENERGY PERFORMANCE The annual non-renewable primary energy performance shall be based on national fig...
Mon, 22 Mar, 2021 at 8:55 PM