Podcasts about wolfgang feist

With the 26th International Passive House Conference right around the corner (March 10-12, 2023 in Wiesbaden, Germany), Passive House Podcast cohost Zack Semke interviews Dr. Wolfgang Feist, founder of the Passive House Institute (PHI), about PHI's Efficiency Now campaign and the role that efficiency can play in weaning Europe off of dependence on Russian oil and gas.  It's a conversation that ranges from astrophysics to energy efficiency, from Carl Sagan's stardust to Passive House's potential to help undermine autocratic power in Europe, the Middle East, and beyond.This interview is the first of a series that the Passive House Accelerator will be conducting at the International Passive House Conference, thanks to generous support from: Ikon Windows and Doors https://www.ikonwindows.com/ Innotech Windows and Doors https://www.innotech-windows.com/ Intelligent Membranes https://www.intelligentmembranes.com/ Minotair https://www.minotair.com/home_us/ Pro Clima https://proclima.com/ Learn more about Passive House Institute: https://passivehouse.com/  Explore PHI's Efficiency Now campaign: https://passipedia.org/efficiency_now Register for the International Passive House Conference: https://passivhaustagung.de/en/ Read the Economist article "War and subsidies have turbocharged the green transition": https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/02/13/war-and-subsidies-have-turbocharged-the-green-transition  Thank you for listening to the Passive House Podcast! To learn more about Passive House and to stay abreast of our latest programming, visit passivehouseaccelerator.com. And please join us at one of our Passive House Accelerator LIVE! zoom gatherings on Wednesdays.

The Passive House (Haus) movement is a design standard that challenges builders and architects to create a house that uses as little energy as it can! There is no right or wrong way to go about achieving this standard but in order to achieve a Passive House Certification the build team does have to implement a plan and prove that the performance of the building does meet the passive house energy standard.The Passive House Standard was invented by  Dr. Wolfgang Feist as a means to regenerate Earth's health by reducing the amount of energy a home uses. While solar panels may change the source of energy for a house or building, a Passive House uses less energy. Way less! We're talking 10% of what a "normal" building uses. To avoid using so much energy, the best place to reduce consumption is in the heating and cooling of a building. In fact, 40% or more of our household energy consumption is used for heating and cooling!Johnny Rezvani, our excellent guest speaker today, is the Communications Director for 475 High Performance Building Supply. 475 supplies various products for these passive buildings to be built. Such as moisture evaporating weather wrap, which in such an air tight house, is very important for reducing moisture levels and avoiding mold buildup.Johnny says the buildings that do not entirely reach the Passive House Standard are classified as "high performances homes" because they still perform to better energy efficiency than a standard building. Johnny also explains how and why these buildings feel different. The building design is focused on temperature regulating through the extremes of summer and winter. Thus, the whole home stays 72 degrees Fahrenheit all year round. Which means the heating and cooling bill are $0.If any additional heat in the home is needed in the winter, a simple towel heating rack in the bathroom is enough to heat the whole house! How is this possible? The building is sealed so tightly, the walls are so thick, and the windows are all triple pane that it is difficult for heat to transfer from the inside to the outside of the building. This also creates a sound proof home that blocks noise from the outside. There is also a lot of thought that goes into meeting a Passive House Standard. This includes where the sun will be in the summer vs winter and how can the building be built to intake more sunlight in the winter and less in the summer. Window coverings and angles also play a large factor so that the house can be naturally heated.How cool is this?!? (no pun intended).For more information check out these links! 475 has a great YouTube channel so there is one link for that!Johnny Rezvani on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnyrezvani/).Passive House Institute (https://passivehouse.com/).Passive House United States site (https://www.phius.org/phius-certification-for-buildings-products).475 High Performance Building Supply (https://foursevenfive.com/).475's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/475HighPerformanceBuildingSupply).Passive House Accelerator which has some super in-depth information and virtual meetings every week (https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/)!The first certified Passive House in Colorado (https://www.5280.com/2020/08/this-colorado-getaway-is-the-states-first-certified-passive-house/).Architect Andrew Michler's own passive house tour (https://ww

Passive House Podcast cohost Matthew Cutler-Welsh interviews Mark Siddall, architect, founder, and director of low energy architecture at LEAP (http://leap4.it/). He's passionate about enabling people to lead happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives by helping them create a comfortable lifestyle in beautiful, quality assured, ultra low energy homes, workplaces and communities.Prof. Wolfgang Feist says of Mark, “... he is one of the pioneers to introduce Passivhaus to the UK. His experience and ongoing research into building performance makes him one of the UK's most skilled and knowledgeable Passivhaus Architects. ...I have no doubt that Mark Siddall's buildings also offer an economical, attractive solution to the investors.”Matthew and cohost Zack Semke discuss upcoming Passive House events. Find links here: https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/passive-house-week-in-preview-september-6

We re-run an interview from 2012 with the co-founder of the Passivhaus standard, Dr Wolfgang Feist.

Wolfgang Feist is attributed as the co-founder of Passive House along with Bo Adamson. Feist, a German physicist collaborated with Adamson from Sweden in 1988 to developed a number of ultra-low energy research buildings. Passive House is now 25 years strong and at the time of recording, Wolfgang was preparing to attend the 20th International Passive House Conference back where it all began in Darmstadt, Germany. http://homestylegreen.com/156

El sector de la construcción es responsable de más de un 30 por ciento de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en el mundo. La casa pasiva es la respuesta al problema.

A few weeks ago now, I got up at 5 am to interview Ben, who lives in Hertfordshire in the UK. Ben has a blog and podcast called HousePlanningHelp.com and he shared with me his motivation, vision and plans for learning to build a good home in the UK.  Listen in to find out what we have in common with people building and renovating houses on the other side of the world. What are some of the biggest issues for housing in the UK and how is it similar or different to NZ? And why should we all be following Wolfgang Feist? Ben's own very good blog site can be found at: http://www.houseplanninghelp.com You can also find Ben all over the web: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HousePlanningHelp Google+: https://plus.google.com/116757818387809474216/posts Twitter: https://twitter.com/Houseplanhelp Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/houseplanhelp/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/houseplanninghelp Resources that Ben mentioned The Sustainable Building Association: http://www.aecb.net/ Professor Wolfgang Feist: Passive House page on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_house Wolfgang Feist on GreenSource: http://greensource.construction.com/people/2011/1102_Dr_Wolfgang_Feist.asp Wolfgang Feist on GreenBuildAdvisor.com: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/conversation-wolfgang-feist

Dr Wolfgang Feist describes how better energy efficiency opens a path to making us less dependent on fossil fuels and we have that knowledge now.

You've probably heard about 'Passive HouseA residential building construction standard requiring very low levels of air leakage, very high levels of insulation, and windows with a very low U-factor. Developed in the early 1990s by Bo Adamson and Wolfgang Feist, the standard is now promoted by the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt, Germany. To meet the standard, a home must have an infiltration rate no greater than 0.60 AC/H @ 50 pascals, a maximum annual heating energy use of 15 kWh per square meter (4,755 Btu per square foot), a maximum annual cooling energy use of 15 kWh per square meter (1.39 kWh per square foot), and maximum source energy use for all purposes of 120 kWh per square meter (11.1 kWh per square foot). The standard recommends, but does not require, a maximum design heating load of 10 W per square meter and windows with a maximum U-factor of 0.14. The Passivhaus standard was developed for buildings in central and northern Europe; efforts are underway to clarify the best techniques to achieve the standard for buildings in hot climates.' (or 'Passivhaus'). And like Phil and Chris, you can feel the buzz in the air from it within the green housing community. It's a building certification that is focused completely and only on reducing energy consumption. Join Chris and Phil as they summon their own energy to discuss this hot topic over a couple of cocktails. In the first part, they talk about what a passive house is, why you'd build one, and the history behind the passive house movement. read more

You've probably heard about 'Passive HouseA residential building construction standard requiring very low levels of air leakage, very high levels of insulation, and windows with a very low U-factor. Developed in the early 1990s by Bo Adamson and Wolfgang Feist, the standard is now promoted by the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt, Germany. To meet the standard, a home must have an infiltration rate no greater than 0.60 AC/H @ 50 pascals, a maximum annual heating energy use of 15 kWh per square meter (4,755 Btu per square foot), a maximum annual cooling energy use of 15 kWh per square meter (1.39 kWh per square foot), and maximum source energy use for all purposes of 120 kWh per square meter (11.1 kWh per square foot). The standard recommends, but does not require, a maximum design heating load of 10 W per square meter and windows with a maximum U-factor of 0.14. The Passivhaus standard was developed for buildings in central and northern Europe; efforts are underway to clarify the best techniques to achieve the standard for buildings in hot climates.' (or 'Passivhaus'). And like Phil and Chris, you can feel the buzz in the air from it within the green housing community. It's a building certification that is focused completely and only on reducing energy consumption. Join Chris and Phil as they summon their own energy to discuss this hot topic over a couple of cocktails. In the first part, they talk about what a passive house is, why you'd build one, and the history behind the passive house movement. read more