5 Reasons To Consider A Passive House, With Builder Mark van Haandel

5 Reasons To Consider A Passive House, With Builder Mark van Haandel

Author: The Design Files September 19, 2024 Duration: 40:13

Have you ever lived in a house that just wouldn’t stay warm, or a place that felt like a perpetual sauna in summer? Passive Houses are all about solving these problems before the home is even built, and using as little energy as possible to do so.

In today’s episode, we speak to certified passive house builder and MVH Constructions founder Mark van Haandel who talks us through everything you need to know about this voluntary building standard — which uses 90 per cent less energy than a typical home! 

Read the article featuring the highlights from this episode here, and find out more about MVH Constructions here, and explore the resources on the Passivhaus Association here. 

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This episode of TDF talks is brought to you by Momentum Energy.

 


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