| Title | Passive house vs. passive design: sociotechnical issues in a practice-based design research project for a low-energy house |
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| Type | Journal article |
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| Authors | Kroll, D., Breen Lovett, S., Jimenez-Bescos, C., Chisnall, P. and Aitchison, M. |
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| Abstract | Building performance simulation tools such as the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) can be invaluable for improving energy-efficiency in housing design. However, achieving improved energy performance is also a sociotechnical issue, and how this is dealt with during the architectural design process seems less well studied. This collaborative design research project for a low-energy prefab house with an industry partner, a manufacturer of Structural Insulated Panels (SIP), is used as a case study to show that it is possible to achieve high energy performance while addressing specific socio-technical concerns within an Australian volume homebuilding market. A key issue that emerged in this project was the perceived tension between passive design expectations in Australia and those promoted through the Passive House software tool. |
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| Journal | Architectural Science Review |
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| Journal citation | 63 (3-4), pp. 361-371 |
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| ISSN | 0003-8628 |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2019.1697924 |
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| Web address (URL) | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85076354991&partnerID=MN8TOARS |
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| Published in print | 2020 |
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| Published in print | 06 Dec 2019 |
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