Abstract
The "Comfort Houses" is the most ambitious building project in passive houses in Denmark until today. Eight single family houses are built and designed by seven different consortiums. Besides fulfilling the German passive house standard the goal was to build the houses according to Danish tradition of architecture and construction. The objective of this research was to clarify the different design processes according to method, tool and teamwork. The processes are evaluated according to the "Integrated Design Process" and the "Traditional Design Process" and show very different take-offs. Analyzing the data we can see that: All consortiums agree that it is necessary to work as a team from the early stages of the design process. There is a tendency in all processes that they are not using the tool that are available to document some of the parameters of indoor environment. According to the architectural qualities some of them are often cut back in the process primarily because of cost savings.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | PLEA 2009 : Architecture Energy and the Occupant's Perspective : Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, 22-24 June 2009, Québec, Canada |
Editors | Claude Demers, andré Potvin |
Number of pages | 6 |
Publisher | Université Laval |
Publication date | 2009 |
ISBN (Print) | 9782763789392 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9782763789408 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Event | The International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture - Québec, Canada Duration: 22 Jun 2009 → 24 Jun 2009 Conference number: 26 |
Conference
Conference | The International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture |
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Number | 26 |
Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Québec |
Period | 22/06/2009 → 24/06/2009 |
Keywords
- Passive House
- Energy
- Comfort
- Integrated design process
- Praxis
- Housing