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“I am delighted to see the continued expansion and understanding of the Passive House Principles of design and construction throughout  Ireland. We must continually inform and educate ourselves in building to low energy requirements and, where possible, certified to Passive House Institute standards. I wish the ‘Passive House Association of Ireland’, the very best in it’s efforts in this regard.”Duncan Stewart.

“The term ‘passive house’ – arguably the leading low energy building approach in the world – has entered the lexicon for anyone looking to build in Ireland over the last few years. This does not mean that everyone understands the term in full – many people remain unaware that it’s a specific, rigorous building standard, and mistakenly use it as a short hand for energy efficient building and use of renewables. The Passive House Association of Ireland will greatly help to correct this, showing Irish people the benefits in terms of comfort, energy and environment gained by building to the Passive House standard.”Jeff Colley, Editor, Construct Ireland.

The Mission Statement of the PHAI is: “to promote, educate, facilitate and develop a strong identity, understanding and demand for the passive house concept’

“The term Passive House or Passiv Haus suggests a very thorough and precise detailed design of a building with an energy demand 90% lower than most buildings. Through careful design, thought and calculations a building can be created to require only the lowest amount of energy 15kWhr/m2 pa.”

For a quick guide to Passive Building Standards - GO HERE

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PHAI is an Affiliated Association with the International Passive House Association.

 We are currently updating this site 1st February 2012 – 28th February 2012. Please check back for updates.