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With great delay, the Italian government has finally implemented the EU Directive 2010/31 on Near Zero Energy Buildings. This directive leads the way for the future development of the entire European construction industry: let's explore what it is, shall we?
From a purely commercial point of view, the Italian real estate market seems to now understand the concept of the energy certification of buildings. However, the certificate itself is not sufficient to ensure the comfort and quality of the building.…
PHPP - Passivhaus Design SoftwareThe iPHa - International Passive House Association - recently announced the new release of version 8 of PHPP, the design software for passive buildings. After the 2012 release of version 7, this upgrade is going to allow further improvements for better design in warm humid climates with Passivhaus standard.
Given the recent developments in European legislation on energy efficiency, the theme of near or Net Zero energy buildings has become a hot topic. In a market that tends to interchange names, definitions, and standards of construction, we propose a…
Read More The Main Difference Between a Passive House and a Near or Net Zero Energy House
In our articles about building energy efficiency, we often use the term 'thermal envelope': let's define what we mean by that.
Here in Italy, there has been a growing interest in the term "passive" with regard to construction and architecture. Unfortunately, however, the word is often used haphazardly or without much definition. Added to that is the general confusion surrounding vocabulary in the green building market in Italy, leaving many people misinformed. As this is a subject to which we are quite dedicated, and one which we frequently discuss in our blog, we thought it would be appropriate to go over the correct definition of a passive building.
Keeping daylight design in mind not only allows for a more comfortable interior space, but can also give you substantial savings in energy consumption. By integrating ArchiCAD's BIM technology with Velux's Daylight Visualizer, architects can now precisely simulate daylighting in buildings as…
Read More Daylight Design with Archicad 15 and Velux Daylight Visualizer
The new features of ArchiCad 15 are visible on Graphisoft website. We had a look at the presentation videos to have a preview of what this upgrade is going to be about.
We took part in the webinar "Green" BIM - Low Energy Building Design for New Projects and Retrofits with GRAPHISOFT EcoDesigner", organized by Graphisoft to present Ecodesigner, the energy evaluation add-on for ArchiCad.