Books

Details for Passive Houses: Renovation
A Catalogue of Ecologically Rated Constructions

Ecological refurbishment to passive house standard requires know-how and experience. For this reason, this book has been produced as a design tool which systematically covers existing solutions. Following the successful lead of  the IBO´s “Details for Passive Houses – A catalogue of ecologically rated constructions”, examples relating to building physics, construction and ecology are presented with the help of full-color scale drawings of standard cross-sections and constructional details as well as numerous tables. These examples are organized by type and age of building and can easily be used as a basis for deriving individual solutions.

The book is a must-have reference manual for designers and building owners who want to refurbish properties to a sustainable standard.

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Details for Passive Houses: New Buildings
A Catalogue of Ecologically Rated Constructions

This collection of ecological evaluations and building physics data is a classic and an essential item in every design library. The fifth edition of the component catalog provides designers, architects, and competition organizers with a familiarly dependable mix of construction details based on passive house standards; information about building materials, execution, and maintenance; and parameters for the verification of ecologically optimized planning as well as for the tender process.
New features include insights into the circularity of components, and QR codes that enable direct access to the online Baubook database. All assessments are based on international passive house standards. This is a meticulously researched reference work that, by containing German and English texts, side by side, helps to overcome language barriers and is an invaluable support to planners working with international clients.

Birkhäuser 2025, 5. reviewed edition 2025, de/engl, 356 pages, hardback, Euro 119,–
Published in German and English.

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