Economic analysis of passive houses and low-energy houses compared with standard houses

Audenaert, Amaryllis; Cleyn, Sven H. De; Vankerckhove, B

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2007.09.022

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“…Over a 30-year economic life before refurbishment, the typical costs for a new passive building will, in most regions with significant heating loads, be lower than the costs for a traditionally designed building. However, the payback period can be very long for passive houses, around 30 years in Belgium for example (Audenaert, 2008). Refurbishment to passive house standard is also still an expensive option, requiring an abatement cost of perhaps USD 800/t CO 2 in Germany at present (McKinsey, 2007b).…”

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“…These altruistic aspirations are not the only concerns however, and studies taking an economic focus [27,28] can have significant value if the prime concern is that of cost. In addition to energy saving and cost assessments, occupants/clients/users are likely to be interested in the wider performance of a building, particularly when it is their own place of residence.…”

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Passive House and Low Energy Buildings: Barriers and Opportunities for Future Development within UK Practice

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2017

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This paper describes research carried out to understand better the current and future emphases emerging from practice for the design and development of "Passive House" and low energy buildings. The paper initially discusses the extant position, particularly with regards to the UK and considers how regulation and assessment systems have changed in recent years, as well as projecting ideas forward taking account of contemporary political situations. Relevant previous research into Passive House and low energy design and construction is then reviewed. The need for greater understanding of professionals and their communication/collaboration with clients were identified as important factors impacting development. Those involved in the design and construction practice therefore have key roles in the process of enhancing energy efficiency. Five industry/practice based professional organizations were interviewed in-depth to gain insights into their experience of current low energy design, and to extrapolate the outcomes to future scenarios. The method employed used a structured interview technique with key question areas to lead the discussion. The anonymized responses discussed are grouped around key themes. Evidence suggests there has been a move towards the adoption of voluntary high level standards because of potential limitations with mandatory regulations and because of perceived additional benefits of higher quality design. This change is now more than previously, being driven by informed clients, design professionals, and the industry, with regulation taking a secondary role. New opportunities and barriers are becoming evident and these require further consideration.

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“…Investments, for the different heating systems or to improve the thermal performance of the envelope, are based on other studies [2,21], on typical values communicated by manufacturers, as well as on the estimations made by installers and by an engineering office, MATRIciel.…”

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Environmental and economic performance of heating systems for energy-efficient dwellings: Case of passive and low-energy single-family houses

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In order to reduce the energy consumption of the building stock, a major trend is to drastically reduce the space-heating (SH) needs by improving the thermal performance of the envelope. In general, this measure is combined with efficient heating systems to minimize the delivered energy and greenhouse gas emissions. Nevertheless, these better systems are often more expensive so that the extra-investment could be hardly recovered for small-scale energy consumption. The main objective of the article is to show how equilibria between cost-effectiveness and environmental performance of heating systems are changed when small SH needs are considered (i.e. for passive and low-energy houses). The scope is limited to new single-family dwellings. Furthermore, the passive house standard provides means of simplifying the SH * Corresponding author

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Economic analysis of passive houses and low-energy houses compared with standard houses

Cited by 99 publications

References 6 publications

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Passive House and Low Energy Buildings: Barriers and Opportunities for Future Development within UK Practice

Environmental and economic performance of heating systems for energy-efficient dwellings: Case of passive and low-energy single-family houses

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