Climate house
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The "ClimateHouse" (CasaClima) energy efficiency certification promotes the adoption of building construction methods that meet energy saving and environment protection criteria. The category of energy saving, determines if a building is classified as a ClimateHouse. The category of energy saving, determines if a building is classified as a ClimateHouse. The ClimateHouse categories provide an instant estimate of a building’s energy consumption. There are three classes: Gold - heating energy requirement under 10 kWh/m²a (so called 1-litre-construction), A - heating energy requirement under 30 kWh/m²a (so called 3-litre-construction), B -heating energy requirement under 50 kWh/m²a (so called 5-litre-construction). To qualify for ClimateHouse Plus certification, a building must fulfil the following criteria: Heating energy consumption requirement under 50 kWh/m²a. Heating fuelled by renewable energy sources, use of environmentally-friendly, non-health-damaging building materials. Inclusion of at least one of the following measures: A photovoltaic system, solar panels for water heating and/or integrated with heating system, rainwater usage, green roof.
A climate house is a construction to live or work in with climatic puffer-function between the inside and the outside temperature and moisture. The temperature is comfortable at around 19 °C (for central-European standards) and moisture at 60%. These marks can be reached/kept with natural building materials or with automatic ventilation controls.
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