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Content overview:

A short history of Passive House

Five Guiding Principles of Passive House Technologies

– Thermal Insulation with no Thermal Bridges

- Air tightness

- High thermal performance windows

- Use of heat / moisture recovery systems

- Consideration of Solar Gain

Choose 1 of the 5 Passive House principles and outline in 500 words or bullet points, how this practice varies from more traditional ones, what the benefits of this approach are, and what possible consequences need to be planned for, that would otherwise be highly problematic in the building.