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Work with an experienced Passive Home Builder to navigate budget challenges.
Passive Houses are energy-efficient, healthy and sustainable homes designed to set guidelines, equations, and materials. If you have been researching a Passive House build, you may be calculating whether it’s possible to incorporate each of the Passive House principles, all within your budget.
In short, you can, but keep in that mind that sometimes doing just enough to meet your budget is counterintuitive. From our experience as passive house specialists, it is better to build a house with a smaller footprint that incorporates all the necessary Passive House principles over a larger home with fewer principles.
In this article, we’ll explore the principles of Passive House construction and provide tips for building an energy-efficient and sustainable home within your budget.
Let’s start with…
A Passive House is a building designed to be energy-efficient, healthy, and comfortable without relying on traditional heating and cooling systems. The concept originated in Germany in the 1990s and has since spread throughout the world helping to facilitate a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions around the world. Compared to the average Australian home, Passive Houses can require up to 90% less energy to run. That’s a huge difference!
“Compared to the average Australian home, Passive Houses can require up to 90% less energy to run.”
There are several key principles to passive house construction:
Passive house construction relies on several key principles:
Incorporating as many passive house principles into your building project is possible, even with budget constraints. Here are some tips to keep in mind:
Incorporating Passive House principles into a tight budget is possible, but it is important to prioritise key principles like airtightness, insulation, and high-performance windows. While initially, build costs may appear higher compared to other types of home builds, building a Passive House is a worthwhile investment that offers you improved indoor air quality, saves you money on energy bills and reduces your carbon footprint.
It is important to work with an experienced Passive Home builder when designing your Passive House, as they have prior experience that will help you navigate budget challenges. By taking this considered approach to the construction of your home, you can experience a home that is healthier to live in, more energy-efficient and sustainable, and, all within your budget constraints.
As Sydney's environment is humid and changing, we believe family homes need to be sustainable and climate resilient. Choosing a passive home build is an investment in your health and your future.