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Active House focusses on nine criteria, that are featured in the Active House Radar. All criteria have both qualitative and quantitative aspects. The qualit...
Wed, 9 Dec, 2020 at 9:39 PM
THE ACTIVE HOUSE KEY PRINCIPLES ARE AS FOLLOWS COMFORT a building that provides an indoor climate that promotes health, comfort and sense of well-being...
Wed, 9 Dec, 2020 at 8:02 PM
An Active House is a building that lets in abundant daylight and fresh air, thereby improving the quality of the indoor climate. This also means that the th...
Mon, 18 Jan, 2021 at 6:46 PM
When designing an Active House, it must be ensured that the building in operation works as intended and that the users are capable of behaving as they inten...
Fri, 12 Mar, 2021 at 6:21 PM
AN ACTIVE HOUSE OFFERS EXCELLENT INDOOR ENVIRONMENT An Active House is a building that lets in abundant daylight and fresh air, thereby improving the qu...
Fri, 12 Mar, 2021 at 6:28 PM
AN ACTIVE HOUSE OFFERS OPTIMAL DAYLIGHTING Adequate lighting and especially well-designed daylight penetration provide an array of health benefits to pe...
Fri, 12 Mar, 2021 at 6:31 PM
Building geometry, surrounding landscape, neighboring buildings and surface properties (color, diffuseness, specularity, transmittance, reflectance) are bas...
Fri, 12 Mar, 2021 at 6:39 PM
In case of deeper interest in daylight qualities, climate-based daylight performance metrics can be used. Climate based daylight simulations enable to consi...
Fri, 12 Mar, 2021 at 6:43 PM
AN ACTIVE HOUSE OFFERS AN OPTIMAL THERMAL ENVIRONMENT A pleasant thermal environment is essential for a comfortable home. Adequate thermal comfort, both...
Fri, 12 Mar, 2021 at 6:50 PM
To objectify the risk of overheating, a dynamic thermal simulation tool is used to determine hourly values of indoor operative temperature at room level (e...
Fri, 12 Mar, 2021 at 6:55 PM