Passivhausn.
/ˈpasɪvˌhaʊs/, U.S. /ˈpæsɪvˌhaʊs/ An eco-friendly building standard (voluntarily adopted), designed to bring about energy efficiency, typically by making use of natural energy sources and by being airtight with an internal circulatory air system; usually attributive. Also: a building which meets this standard (cf. passive house n. at passive adj. and n. Compounds).
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun] > manner of construction > specific
post and pan1517
superedification1610
superstructing1654
trabeation1831
post and petrail1867
post and tan1890
skeleton construction1891
flat-slab construction1906
unit construction1909
prefabrication1932
site assembly1941
sandwich construction1944
post and panel1954
prefabbing1954
post and beam1958
jettying1963
system building1964
biotecture1966
timber-framing1967
post and plaster1997
Passivhaus1998
1998 Asian Perspective 22 97 The Passivhaus project initiated in Darmstadt in 1995 has achieved an energy use that is 90 percent lower than the standard German house.
2003 Struct. Surv. 21 212/1 Heat pump systems intended for very low space heating requirements have been under active development for some ten years in Germany, stimulated by the Passivhaus programme.
2010 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 8 Oct. 6/3 The first ultra-low energy Passivhaus in Scotland.
2017 Express & Echo (Exeter) (Nexis) 2 Mar. The council wants the leisure centre to meet stringent Passivhaus environmental credentials.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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