Passive house: a practice of low carbon and sustainable development in china

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Passive house: a practice of low carbon and sustainable development in china

Yun Sun 1*
  • 1 The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia    
  • *corresponding author z5243598@zmail.unsw.edu.au
ACE Vol.3
ISSN (Print): 2755-273X
ISSN (Online): 2755-2721
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-51-5
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-52-2

Abstract

The construction field plays an essential role in addressing global environmental issues regarding contaminants, natural resources, and energy efficiency. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the building industry produce a huge amount of global carbon emission with a percentage of 38 and this figure is growing each year. Previous studies have analyzed many factors that have a significant influence on the sustainable performance of building. Passive house is a promising type of construction project with superior energy efficiency and less emissions. The main objective of this study is to analyze the environmental sustainability of passive house compared with conventional buildings and present the development of passive house in China. This paper analyzes the characteristics of passive house in different regions according to the climate zoning of China. Results show that the passive house, as a sustainable building, has a promising trend. The outcome also indicates that China needs more mature technology and professional personnel to further promote the development of passive house.

Keywords:

passive house, conventional building, sustainability.

Sun,Y. (2023). Passive house: a practice of low carbon and sustainable development in china. Applied and Computational Engineering,3,122-127.
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Sun,Y. (2023). Passive house: a practice of low carbon and sustainable development in china. Applied and Computational Engineering,3,122-127.

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[3]. A. Pitts, ‘Passive House and Low Energy Buildings: Barriers and Opportunities for Future Development within UK Practice’, Sustainability, vol. 9, no. 2, p. 272, Feb. 2017, doi: 10.3390/su9020272.

[4]. W. Feist, J. Schnieders, V. Dorer, and A. Haas, ‘Re-inventing air heating: Convenient and comfortable within the frame of the Passive House concept’, Energy Build., vol. 37, no. 11, pp. 1186–1203, Nov. 2005, doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2005.06.020.

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