ᐅ Passive House as a Logical Choice? Are There Any Counterarguments?
Created on: 20 Feb 2015 19:54
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Vogtländer
Hello everyone,
we are a family planning to build a house. So we have tried to gather as much information as possible. In the process, we have come across the passive house concept.
Do you know that feeling when you think you understand something and then wonder why everyone isn’t doing it that way? That’s exactly how we feel about the passive house right now. Are we missing something, or are there any arguments against building a passive house? I really can’t think of any.
Of course, it is somewhat more expensive, but if I recover the costs soon and then save money for life, I don’t understand, for example, why I would build a KfW 70 house instead...
So please either correct me or agree with me, but my conviction about the passive house feels a bit unsettling.
Thanks for your thoughts.
we are a family planning to build a house. So we have tried to gather as much information as possible. In the process, we have come across the passive house concept.
Do you know that feeling when you think you understand something and then wonder why everyone isn’t doing it that way? That’s exactly how we feel about the passive house right now. Are we missing something, or are there any arguments against building a passive house? I really can’t think of any.
Of course, it is somewhat more expensive, but if I recover the costs soon and then save money for life, I don’t understand, for example, why I would build a KfW 70 house instead...
So please either correct me or agree with me, but my conviction about the passive house feels a bit unsettling.
Thanks for your thoughts.
EveundGerd schrieb:
Price increase due to energy saving regulations: a staggering 49%!!!That is definitely intense. It’s interesting to see an actual calculation. Can you say what caused the particularly high costs? Or were you only told the final number?
An older breakdown I found listed the largest additional item as planning costs that were 40,000 euros more expensive.
Could the differing figures possibly be due to the difference between a masonry house and a timber frame house?
EveundGerd22 Feb 2015 21:08That could be the case.
We were only given the total price for solid construction. Wood construction would also be possible. I didn’t ask further. To be honest, I was a bit shocked by the amount. I hadn’t expected it to be that expensive.
We were told that a house like this needs to be planned very carefully. Additional costs cannot be ruled out. But we all already knew that.
We were only given the total price for solid construction. Wood construction would also be possible. I didn’t ask further. To be honest, I was a bit shocked by the amount. I hadn’t expected it to be that expensive.
We were told that a house like this needs to be planned very carefully. Additional costs cannot be ruled out. But we all already knew that.
I just found a construction blog where someone built a passive house with Kampa. The additional cost was 100 €/sq m (100 €/sq yd). But it’s not really comparable, since Kampa already builds to KfW 40 standard as their base. Unfortunately, most passive house construction blogs don’t include price information.
EveundGerd22 Feb 2015 21:33You should get a quote on site. This is the only way to gain clarity about your costs.
EveundGerd22 Feb 2015 22:30Which standard do you build to or have built to? Or did you buy a house?